CVE-2017-0516

HIGH

Android Kernel <3.18 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-0516. PoCs published by ScottyBauer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The PoC exploits CVE-2017-0516 by sending malformed ioctl requests to the /dev/hbtp_input device, causing a denial-of-service (DoS) condition due to improper bounds checking in the kernel driver. The code continuously sends crafted hbtp_input_absinfo structures with invalid values to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm input hardware 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-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32341680. References: QC-CR#1096301.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 682 stars

by ScottyBauer · cpoc

https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/tree/master/CVE-2017-0516.c

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The PoC exploits CVE-2017-0516 by sending malformed ioctl requests to the /dev/hbtp_input device, causing a denial-of-service (DoS) condition due to improper bounds checking in the kernel driver. The code continuously sends crafted hbtp_input_absinfo structures with invalid values to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Android Kernel (specific versions affected by CVE-2017-0516)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Access to the target device's /dev/hbtp_input node

MITRE ATT&CK

T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service

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

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96802

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

Patch, Vendor Advisory

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0

EPSS 0.0175

EPSS Percentile 74.9%

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 (4)

Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.10

Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.18

linux/linux_kernel 3.10

linux/linux_kernel 3.18

Published Mar 08, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026