CVE-2017-0742 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability found in the MediaTek video driver within the Android kernel. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected Android devices. It carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.1.2CPE 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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