PT-2017-2070

CVE-2017-0589

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Published

2017-05-12

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Updated

2017-05-19

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CVSS 2.0
9.3
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 5.0.2 through 7.1.2
Description A remote code execution issue in libhevc in Mediaserver could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing using a specially crafted file. This could enable remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process. The issue is related to a buffer overflow in memory operations.
Recommendations For Android versions 5.0.2 through 7.1.2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent remote code execution. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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