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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (54.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96726 (vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html (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.