CVE-2017-0640 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment in INC Android

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 57.66%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google INC AndroidGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedJun 14
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A remote denial of service vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High severity due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-33129467.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDgoogle/android4 versions+3
▶CVEListV5google_inc/androidAndroid-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1

Patches

Patch: source.android.com ↗Patch: source.android.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qmcf-vc5w-fwpw: A remote denial of service vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2017-0640: A remote denial of service vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot↗2017-06-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
vim: Sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group↗2017-11-04
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Android
CVE-2017-0640: Android Security Bulletin 2017-06-01 CVE: CVE-2017-0640 Severity: HIGH Type: DoS Affected AOSP versions: 6↗2017-06-01
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17087 vim: Sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group↗2017-12-11
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