CVE-2017-0498 Denial of service in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can trigger a denial of service in the Android Setup Wizard, forcing a factory reset to recover the device.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-0498?

CVE-2017-0498 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A denial of service vulnerability in Setup Wizard could allow a local attacker to require Google account sign-in after a factory reset. This issue is rated as Moderate because it may require a factory reset to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-30352311.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0498?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0498?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0498 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-2017-0498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4qqv-f38q-x3cr.

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