CVE-2017-9045 describes a medium-severity vulnerability in the Google I/O 2017 Android application prior to version 5.1.4. The application insecurely downloads .json files over HTTP, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks. An attacker could exploit this by intercepting and modifying the blocks_v4.json file to spoof Feed and Schedule data, leading to high integrity impact without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:google_i\/o_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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