CVE-2017-0437 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability found in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver affecting Android devices running Kernel-3.10 and Kernel-3.18. A local malicious application could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges. Rated High with a CVSS score of 7.0, successful exploitation requires compromising a privileged process, indicating a high attack complexity but significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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