CVE-2017-0504

HIGH

Android < 7.1.1 - Elevation of Privilege in MediaTek Components

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-0504. PoCs published by ScottyBauer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2017-0504, a vulnerability in the MediaTek kernel driver for Android. It triggers a buffer overflow by writing a malformed `st_cmd_head` structure with an invalid `data_len` (65534) to a device node, likely leading to a kernel crash or privilege escalation.

Description

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-30074628. References: M-ALPS02829371.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 682 stars

by ScottyBauer · cpoc

https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/tree/master/CVE-2017-0504_mtk.c

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This PoC exploits CVE-2017-0504, a vulnerability in the MediaTek kernel driver for Android. It triggers a buffer overflow by writing a malformed `st_cmd_head` structure with an invalid `data_len` (65534) to a device node, likely leading to a kernel crash or privilege escalation.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: MediaTek kernel driver (Android)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable MediaTek-based Android device · Device node path (e.g., /dev/gmnode*)

MITRE ATT&CK

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

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

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 0.0086

EPSS Percentile 53.7%

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