CVE-2017-0502
HIGHAndroid < 7.1.1 - Elevation of Privilege in MediaTek Components
Title source: llmDescription
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-28430164. References: M-ALPS02710027.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96726
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
18.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
google/android
< 7.1.1
Google Inc./Android
Published
Mar 08, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026