CVE-2017-9045

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-05-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-311

Description

The Google I/O 2017 application before 5.1.4 for Android downloads multiple .json files from http://storage.googleapis.com without SSL, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof Feed and Schedule data by creating a modified blocks_v4.json file.

Affected products

Google I/O 2017: through 5.0.3

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98549
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-google-io-2017-android-app/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98549
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-google-io-2017-android-app/

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