PT-2017-1915 · Google · Android

Published 2017-04-07 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0552

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 remote denial of service issue in the Mediaserver's libavc component could allow an attacker to cause a device hang or reboot using a specially crafted file. This issue is related to inadequate access control in the libavc service, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to disrupt device operation.

Recommendations For Android versions 6.0 through 7.1.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent remote denial of service attacks. 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:2017-01075

CVE-2017-0552

Affected Products

Android

References · 10

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01075 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0552 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/9a00f562a612d56e7b2b989d168647db900ba6cf · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0552 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0552 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0552 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0552 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97336 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038201 · Note