PT-2017-2394 · Google · Android

Daniel Micay + 2 · Published 2017-02-08 · Updated 2017-07-25 · CVE-2017-0405

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 7.0 through 7.1.1

Description A remote code execution issue in the Surfaceflinger service could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing by using a specially crafted file. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Surfaceflinger process. The vulnerability is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to inject arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Android versions 7.0 through 7.1.1, 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:2017-01597

CVE-2017-0405

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01597 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0405 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0405 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0405 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0405 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0405 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037798 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96048 · Note