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Unscored CVE-2017-0642 EUVD-2017-0996GHSA-8wmf-gwrh-25m7

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 Jun 14, 2017 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by google_android

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: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-34819017.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Google Android Android-5.0.2 Android-5.1.1 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS android No fix yet —

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