CVE-2017-0446

HIGH

Android Kernel 3.18 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-0446. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2017-0446, a race condition vulnerability in the Android kernel's touch firmware update driver. The exploit triggers the vulnerability by rapidly invoking the FW_LOAD_DONE ioctl in multiple forked processes, leading to a use-after-free condition.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC touchscreen 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-3.18. Android ID: A-32917445.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars

by codecat007 · cpoc

https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/kernel/CVE-2017-0446

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The repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2017-0446, a race condition vulnerability in the Android kernel's touch firmware update driver. The exploit triggers the vulnerability by rapidly invoking the FW_LOAD_DONE ioctl in multiple forked processes, leading to a use-after-free condition.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Racy

Target: Android kernel (touch_fwu driver)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Access to /dev/touch_fwu device node

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1548 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96054

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 23.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published

Products (3)

google/android < 7.1.1

Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.18

linux/linux_kernel 3.18

Published Feb 08, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026