Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2017-0517
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek hardware sensor 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: N/A. Android ID: A-32372051. References: M-ALPS02973195.
EPSS: 0.007 (50.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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-2017-0517?
- CVE-2017-0517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0517?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.