CVE-2017-0389 Denial of service in Android

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause Android devices to hang or reboot by sending specially crafted network packets to the core networking stack.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-0389?

CVE-2017-0389 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A denial of service vulnerability in core networking could enable a remote attacker to use specially crafted network packet to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1. Android ID: A-31850211.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0389?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-0389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jc27-9xfg-8pmw.

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