PT-2017-1431
CVE-2017-0488
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Published
2017-03-08
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Updated
2017-07-17
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.1
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Android versions 6.0 through 7.1.1
Description
A denial of service issue exists due to insufficient input validation in the Mediaserver component, allowing an attacker to cause a device hang or reboot using a specially crafted file. This issue is considered high severity due to the possibility of remote denial of service.
Recommendations
For Android versions 6.0 through 7.1.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent remote denial of service attacks.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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