CVE-2017-0690 Denial of service in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service in the Android media framework, affecting mobile device availability.

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-2017-0690?

CVE-2017-0690 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jul 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

A denial of service vulnerability in the Android media framework. 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-36592202.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0690?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0690?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0690 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-2017-0690 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0690 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cqw2-wf8p-j3j7.

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