Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2017-0505
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-31822282. References: M-ALPS02992041.
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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: 0.014 (72.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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-2017-0505?
- CVE-2017-0505 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0505?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-0505 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.