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Unscored CVE-2017-0599 EUVD-2017-0953GHSA-r7v4-rjwr-p5qp

A remote denial of service vulnerability in libhevc in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a devi…

Published May 12, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by google_android

Vendor: Google Product: Android Package: android Platform: Android Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

A remote denial of service vulnerability in libhevc 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, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-34672748.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Google Android 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS android No fix yet —

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