PT-2017-1900 · Google · Android

Published 2017-04-07 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2017-0538

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

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

Description A remote code execution issue in the libavc component of Mediaserver could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing using a specially crafted file. This issue is considered critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.

Recommendations For Android versions 6.0 through 7.1.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent remote code execution. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to media files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01060

CVE-2017-0538

Affected Products

Android

References · 10

• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0538 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/494561291a503840f385fbcd11d9bc5f4dc502b8 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0538 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0538 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01060 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0538 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0538 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038201 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97330 · Note