Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2017-0500
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek components, including the M4U driver, sound driver, touchscreen driver, GPU driver, and Command Queue driver, could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-28429685. References: M-ALPS02710006.
EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Android
- Google Inc. Android — versions n/a
References
- security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- nvd@nist.gov (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0500?
- CVE-2017-0500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0500?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.