# CVE-2017-0408: Code injection in Android

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted file in applications using the libgdx library on Android.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v248-w322-hmhj, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0408

## What is CVE-2017-0408?

CVE-2017-0408 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Feb 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

A remote code execution vulnerability in libgdx could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code in the context of an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses this library. Product: Android. Versions: 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32769670.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0408?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-0408?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-0408 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2025-48543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48543/): Android Runtime Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-35674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35674/): Android Framework Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48595/): Android Framework Integer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32896/): Android Pixel Privilege Escalation (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-0408 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-0408 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Feb 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0408/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0408/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0408
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0408
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0408

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0408/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.