CVE-2017-0864

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek ioctl (flashlight). Product: Android....

7.8 High

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek ioctl (flashlight). Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-37277147. References: M-ALPS03394571.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.14%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek ioctl (flashlight). Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-37277147. References: M-ALPS03394571.

Record: CVE-2017-0864
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek ioctl (flashlight). Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-37277147. References: M-ALPS03394571.

Record: CVE-2017-0864
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-1218 No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek ioctl (flashlight). Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-37277147. References: M-ALPS03394571.

Record: EUVD-2017-1218
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qfq-mf66-74cr 7.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek ioctl (flashlight). Product: Android....

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek ioctl (flashlight). Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-37277147. References: M-ALPS03394571.

Record: GHSA-5qfq-mf66-74cr
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-0864 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published November 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.