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CVE-2017-0421

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0421 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Android's Framework APIs, affecting versions 5.0.2 through 7.1.1. A local malicious application could exploit this to bypass operating system protections and access data it shouldn't. Rated High with a CVSS score of 5.5, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but has a high confidentiality impact (C:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
43.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0056 is in the 47th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

googlevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96096
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037798