PT-2017-1425 · Google · Android

Published 2017-03-08 · Updated 2017-07-17 · CVE-2017-0495

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 6.0 through 7.1.1

Description An information disclosure issue in the Mediaserver component could allow a malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data. This issue is related to the lack of protection for internal data.

Recommendations For Android versions 6.0 through 7.1.1, consider restricting access to sensitive data until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, review and limit application permissions to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00565

CVE-2017-0495

Affected Products

Android

References · 10

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0495 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0495 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00565 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96796 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037968 · Note