CVE-2017-0649
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek sound driver could enable a local...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-0649- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-0649- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-1003 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-1003- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4h74-g2mf-46mq
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek sound driver could enable a local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4h74-g2mf-46mq- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-0649 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Google Android, published June 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.