CVE-2017-0647 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local malicious application can access sensitive data outside its permission levels due to an information disclosure flaw in libziparchive.

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

What is CVE-2017-0647?

CVE-2017-0647 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 14 Jun 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 libziparchive 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: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-36392138.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0647?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0647?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2017-0647 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0647, GHSA-wf4x-x9qv-r4v4, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0647.

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