PT-2017-1424 · Google · Android

Guangdong Bai + 1 · Published 2017-03-08 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0496

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1

Description A denial of service issue in the Setup Wizard component of the Android operating system is related to inadequate access control. This issue could allow a malicious application to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a device becoming unusable and requiring a factory reset. The issue is estimated to be moderate in severity.

Recommendations For Android version 5.0.2, update to a fixed version or apply a recommended configuration change to mitigate the issue. For Android version 5.1.1, update to a fixed version or apply a recommended configuration change to mitigate the issue. For Android version 6.0, update to a fixed version or apply a recommended configuration change to mitigate the issue. For Android version 6.0.1, update to a fixed version or apply a recommended configuration change to mitigate the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Setup Wizard component until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00564

CVE-2017-0496

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0496 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0496 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00564 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96788 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037968 · Note