What is CVE-2017-0435?

CVE-2017-0435 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-0435?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-0435 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-0435

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound 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. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31906657. References: QC-CR#1078000.

Published 2017-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.18, Kernel-3.10
Linux Kernel — versions 3.10, 3.18

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96053 (vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0435?: CVE-2017-0435 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-0435?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-0435 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.