CVE-2017-0597: Integer Overflow

Published May 1, 2017
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Updated

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Audioserver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. 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-34749571.

Affected Software

30 affected components
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
Google Android=7.1.2
Google Android

Event History

May 1, 2017
CVE Published
via Android·12:00 AM
May 12, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-0597?

CVE-2017-0597 is rated as High due to its potential to enable local applications to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-0597?

To fix CVE-2017-0597, users should update their affected Google Android device to the latest security patch provided by Google.

3

Which versions of Android are affected by CVE-2017-0597?

CVE-2017-0597 affects multiple versions of Google Android from 4.0 to 7.1.2.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-0597?

CVE-2017-0597 is categorized as an elevation of privilege vulnerability within the Audioserver component of Android.

5

Who can exploit CVE-2017-0597?

CVE-2017-0597 can be exploited by a local malicious application running on the device.

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