CVE-2017-0551

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-04-07 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A remote denial of service vulnerability in libavc in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High severity due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-34097231.

Affected products

Android: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97336
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/494561291a503840f385fbcd11d9bc5f4dc502b8
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/8b5fd8f24eba5dd19ab2f80ea11a9125aa882ae2
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97336
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/494561291a503840f385fbcd11d9bc5f4dc502b8
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/8b5fd8f24eba5dd19ab2f80ea11a9125aa882ae2
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01

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