CVE-2017-0496

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-03-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A denial of service vulnerability in Setup Wizard could allow a local malicious application to temporarily block access to an affected device. This issue is rated as Moderate because it may require a factory reset to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1. Android ID: A-31554152.

Affected products

Android: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.1, 5.1.0, 5.1.1 (+2)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96788
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96788
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01

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