First published: Mon Feb 06 2017(Updated: )
A denial of service vulnerability in Bionic DNS could enable a remote attacker to use a specially crafted network packet to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32322088.
Credit: security@android.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Google Android | =4.0 | |
Google Android | =4.0.1 | |
Google Android | =4.0.2 | |
Google Android | =4.0.3 | |
Google Android | =4.0.4 | |
Google Android | =4.1 | |
Google Android | =4.1.2 | |
Google Android | =4.2 | |
Google Android | =4.2.1 | |
Google Android | =4.2.2 | |
Google Android | =4.3 | |
Google Android | =4.3.1 | |
Google Android | =4.4 | |
Google Android | =4.4.1 | |
Google Android | =4.4.2 | |
Google Android | =4.4.3 | |
Google Android | =4.4.4 | |
Google Android | =5.0 | |
Google Android | =5.0.1 | |
Google Android | =5.0.2 | |
Google Android | =5.1 | |
Google Android | =5.1.0 | |
Google Android | =5.1.1 | |
Google Android | =6.0 | |
Google Android | =6.0.1 | |
Google Android | =7.0 | |
Google Android | =7.1.0 | |
Google Android | =7.1.1 | |
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CVE-2017-0422 is rated as High due to its potential for remote denial of service.
The recommended fix for CVE-2017-0422 is to update your Android device to a patched version where the vulnerability has been addressed.
CVE-2017-0422 affects Android versions from 4.0 to 7.1.1, including multiple sub-versions within those ranges.
CVE-2017-0422 can be exploited via specially crafted network packets that result in a denial of service condition.
If you cannot update your device, it is advisable to avoid connecting to untrusted networks to reduce the risk of exploitation from CVE-2017-0422.