CVE-2017-0519

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android...

Privilege escalation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android...

CVE-2017-0518

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android...

CVE-2017-0519

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android...

CVE-2017-0519

CVE-2017-0519 describes an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver for Android (kernel 3.18). A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code in the kernel context by compromising a privileged process. The entry remains focused on Android and k...

CVE-2017-0518

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android...

CVE-2017-0518

Summary: CVE-2017-0518 is an elevation of privilege in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver on Android, enabling a local attacker to execute arbitrary code in kernel context. The affected component is the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver (kernel version 3.18 on Android). The issue requires co...

This Guy Builds A Thor-Like Hammer that Only He Can Pick Up

If you have watched the most recent Avengers movie, then you would be aware of a scene where all the superheroes Iron Man, War Machine, Hawkeye, and Captain America take turns to lift Thor’s hammer but fail. Someone has an explanation, Why? Inspired by Thor's legendary hammer Mjolnir that is not...

Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Data Leakage Vulnerability

Samsung Galaxy S5 is a Samsung 4G smartphone product. A security vulnerability exists in the implementation of the Samsung Galaxy S5 in which the user's fingerprint information is used for authentication. The vulnerability allows an attacker running a program as root on a mobile device to directl...