PT-2017-1916 · Google · Android

Published 2017-04-07 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0551

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 The issue is related to insufficient access control in the libavc service of the Mediaserver application in the Android operating system. It allows a remote attacker to cause a device hang or reboot using a specially crafted file. The severity of this issue is considered high due to the possibility of remote denial of service.

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.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01076

CVE-2017-0551

Affected Products

Android

References · 11

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0551 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/494561291a503840f385fbcd11d9bc5f4dc502b8 · Patch
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/8b5fd8f24eba5dd19ab2f80ea11a9125aa882ae2 · Patch
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0551 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01076 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0551 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0551 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0551 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97336 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038201 · Note