Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Android Package Manager Allows Local Malicious App to Block Uninstallation and Permission Removal

Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Android Package Manager Allows Local Malicious App to Block Uninstallation and Permission Removal

CVE-2017-0491 · MEDIUM Severity

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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.

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