CVE-2017-0847 Privilege escalation in Android
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-0847 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-0847 is a critical 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0847 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0847/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0847/index.md)
An attacker can exploit a flaw in the Android media framework to elevate privileges on the device.
- 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-2017-0847?
CVE-2017-0847 is a critical 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
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android media framework (mediaanalytics). Product: Android. Versions: 8.0. Android ID: A-65540999.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0847?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0847?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0847 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-0847 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0847 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xh72-gqgw-x486.