CVE-2017-0637 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Android versions 5.0.2 through 7.1.2. An attacker can exploit a memory corruption flaw in the libhevc component of Mediaserver by providing a specially crafted media file, leading to remote code execution within the Mediaserver process. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), allowing for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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