CVE-2017-0596 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libstagefright in Mediaserver 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. Android ID: A-34749392.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	4.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98130Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/5443b57cc54f2e46b35246Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98130Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/5443b57cc54f2e46b35246Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01PatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-0596?

CVE-2017-0596 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libstagefright in Mediaserver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is ...

How severe is CVE-2017-0596?

CVE-2017-0596 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-0596?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android.