CVE-2017-0500 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting MediaTek components within Android devices, including various drivers like M4U, sound, touchscreen, GPU, and Command Queue. This critical vulnerability allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk of permanent device compromise, potentially requiring an OS reflash to remediate. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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