CVE-2017-0425 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local malicious application can access sensitive data outside its permission levels via an Audioserver vulnerability in Android.

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-2017-0425?

CVE-2017-0425 is a medium-severity 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

An information disclosure vulnerability in Audioserver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to access sensitive data without permission. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32720785.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0425?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7qq3-rf62-3f8x, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0425.

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