PT-2017-1432 · Google · Android

Published 2017-03-08 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0487

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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

Description A denial of service issue in Mediaserver could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is related to inadequate access control in the Mediaserver component of the Android operating system, which can be exploited remotely to cause a denial of service, resulting in device hang or reboot.

Recommendations For Android versions 6.0 through 7.1.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00572

CVE-2017-0487

Affected Products

Android

References · 10

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00572 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0487 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0487 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96733 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037968 · Note