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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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.