CVE-2017-0637

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-06-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability in libhevc in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-34064500.

Affected products

Android: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1 (+1)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98868
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libhevc/+/ebaa71da6362c497310377df509651974401d258
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98868
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libhevc/+/ebaa71da6362c497310377df509651974401d258
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01

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