PT-2017-3401 · Google · Android

Published 2017-08-31 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0836

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 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 a remote code execution vulnerability in the Android media framework, specifically in the libhevc library. This vulnerability is associated with insufficient access control, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a privileged process using a specially crafted file.

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 this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Validation of Array Index

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-129

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00184

CVE-2017-0836

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-11-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0836 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0836 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00184 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101717 · Note