CVE-2017-0845 Denial of service in Android
A denial of service vulnerability in the Android sync storage engine allows attackers to disrupt service availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-0845?
CVE-2017-0845 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 16 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability in the Android framework (syncstorageengine). 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-35028827.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0845?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0845?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0845 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-2017-0845 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0845 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qhp6-pfpr-8mp9.