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CVE-2017-0538

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0538 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Android versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, and 7.1.1. This flaw resides in the libavc component of Mediaserver, allowing an attacker to cause memory corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted media file. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no authentication (PR:N), leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it shows minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low observed exploitation status.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0158 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

googlevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

android.googlesource.com / platform/external/libavc/+/494561291a503840f385fbcd11d9bc5f4dc502b8
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-04-01
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97330
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038201