PT-2017-2883 · Google · Libhevc+1

Published 2017-04-24 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0773

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 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the libhevc library of the Android Media Framework, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a privileged process. It is also described as a denial of service vulnerability in the Android media framework.

Recommendations For Android versions 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, update to a version that includes the fix for the issue, as the current version may allow for remote code execution due to the vulnerability in the libhevc library. 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:2017-02167

CVE-2017-0773

Affected Products

Android

Libhevc

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0773 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02167 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0773 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100649 · Note