CVE-2017-0491 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2017-0491

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Package Manager could enable...

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Package Manager could enable a local malicious application to prevent users from uninstalling applications or removing permissions from applications. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32553261.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Google Inc.

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Affected Software

Android
Vulnerable Versions:
Android-4.4.4, Android-5.0.2, Android-5.1.1, Android-6.0, Android-6.0.1, Android-7.0, Android-7.1.1

Timeline

Official Publish: March 8th, 2017
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.