CVE-2017-0532 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

A local malicious application can access data outside its permission levels via the MediaTek video codec driver, requiring prior compromise of a privileged process.

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-2017-0532?

CVE-2017-0532 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Mar 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 the MediaTek video codec driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32370398. References: M-ALPS03069985.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0532?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0532?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0532 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0532 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0532 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r8xq-5mv8-7pvx.

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