CVE-2017-9245
The Google News and Weather application before 3.3.1 for Android allows remote attackers to read OAuth tokens by sniffing the network and leveraging the lack of SSL.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Google News and Weather application before 3.3.1 for Android allows remote attackers to read OAuth tokens by sniffing the network and leveraging the lack of SSL.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.18% probability · 67th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- google/news and weather
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/36Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99892Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/07/18/advisory-googles-android-news-and-weather-app-doesnt-always-use-ssl-cve-2017-9245/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/36Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99892Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/07/18/advisory-googles-android-news-and-weather-app-doesnt-always-use-ssl-cve-2017-9245/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.