{"id":"CVE-2017-0551","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-0551","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:06:25.316Z","title":"A remote denial of service vulnerability in libavc in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot.","description":"A remote denial of service vulnerability in libavc in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High severity due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-34097231.","published":"2017-04-07T22:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:57:54.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.01166,"percentile":0.67156,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97336","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/494561291a503840f385fbcd11d9bc5f4dc502b8","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/8b5fd8f24eba5dd19ab2f80ea11a9125aa882ae2","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97336","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/494561291a503840f385fbcd11d9bc5f4dc502b8","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/8b5fd8f24eba5dd19ab2f80ea11a9125aa882ae2","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0551","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."}