CVE-2017-0542 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the libavc component of Android's Mediaserver, affecting versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, and 7.1.1. An attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted media file, leading to memory corruption and potential remote code execution within the Mediaserver process. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and local access (AV:L) to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| 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
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