CVE-2017-0799 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability found in the MediaTek lastbus driver within the Android kernel. This flaw could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected Android devices. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no known active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| 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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