CVE-2017-0506 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability impacting MediaTek components within Android devices, specifically affecting the M4U, sound, touchscreen, GPU, and Command Queue drivers. This critical flaw allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code in the kernel's context, potentially leading to permanent device compromise requiring an OS reflash. Despite its high CVSS score of 7.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.