CVE-2017-0705 Privilege escalation in Android

What is CVE-2017-0705?

CVE-2017-0705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom wi-fi driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-34973477. References: B-RB#119898.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0705?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0705?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0705 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0705 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0705 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-crcf-h54q-v2hp.