CVE-2017-0340 Memory corruption in Android
An attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in NVIDIA Libnvparser on Android to achieve remote code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-0340?
CVE-2017-0340 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA Libnvparser component due to a memcpy into a fixed sized buffer with a user-controlled size could lead to a memory corruption and possible remote code execution. This issue is rated as High. Product: Android. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-33968204. References: N-CVE-2017-0340.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0340?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0340?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-0340 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0340 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p9c6-f96c-c66j.