CVE-2017-0649
low-risk
Published 2017-06-14
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and because of vulnerability specific details which limit the impact of the issue. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-34468195. References: M-ALPS03162283.
Do I need to act?
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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.0/10
High
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98866
Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98866
Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal