CVE-2017-0503 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting MediaTek components within Android devices, including various drivers. A local malicious application could exploit this to execute arbitrary code in the kernel context, potentially leading to a permanent device compromise requiring a full OS reflash. Rated as High severity (CVSS 7.8), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L). There is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the KEV catalog, and it has received minimal community or media attention.
| 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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