CVE-2017-0427 is a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android kernel file system, affecting Android devices running Kernel-3.10 and Kernel-3.18. A local malicious application could exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the kernel's context, potentially leading to a permanent device compromise requiring a full OS reflash. The CVSS score is 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, but requiring user interaction, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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