CVE-2017-0509 is a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver affecting Android devices. A local malicious application could exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the kernel, leading to a permanent device compromise requiring an OS reflash. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, though it requires user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation. Despite its severity, there is no known 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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