PT-2017-2047 · Google · Android

Published 2017-05-12 · Updated 2017-05-19 · CVE-2017-0591

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 7.1.2

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the libavc component of the Mediaserver service in the Android operating system. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted file, potentially leading to memory corruption. The attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute remote code within the context of the Mediaserver process.

Recommendations For Android versions 6.0 through 7.1.2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent potential memory corruption and remote code execution. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01214

CVE-2017-0591

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/5c3fd5d93a268abb20ff22f26009535b40db3c7d · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0591 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01214 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0591 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0591 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0591 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0591 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98124 · Note