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CVE-2017-0540

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0540 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the libhevc component of Android's Mediaserver, affecting versions 5.0.2 through 7.1.1. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted media file, leading to memory corruption and potential remote code execution within the Mediaserver process. While rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or evidence of active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also notably absent.

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

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
2.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0231 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

android.googlesource.com / platform/external/libhevc/+/01ca88bb6c5bdd44e071f8effebe12f1d7da9853
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-04-01
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-07-01
securityfocus.com / bid/97330
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038201