CVE-2017-0599

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-252

Description

A remote denial of service vulnerability in libhevc 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, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-34672748.

Affected products

Android: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98134
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libhevc/+/a1424724a00d62ac5efa0e27953eed66850d662f
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98134
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libhevc/+/a1424724a00d62ac5efa0e27953eed66850d662f
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01

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