{"id":"CVE-2017-0406","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-0406","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:09:30.457Z","title":"A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing.","description":"A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process. This affects the libhevc library. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32915871.","published":"2017-02-08T15:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:57:39.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.01856,"percentile":0.79071,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.03128,"percentile":0.87271},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.01856,"percentile":0.78255}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96046","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96046","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0406","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}