CVE-2017-0594 Privilege escalation in Android
A local malicious application can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges in the Android Mediaserver component due to a buffer overflow in the AAC encoder.
- 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-2017-0594?
CVE-2017-0594 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 May 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 elevation of privilege vulnerability in codecs/aacenc/SoftAACEncoder2.cpp in libstagefright in Mediaserver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-34617444.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0594?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-0594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f547-g27r-g9jh, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0594.