CVE-2017-0393

libvpx: Denial of service in mediaserver

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A denial of service vulnerability in libvpx in Mediaserver could enable a remote attacker to use a specially crafted file to cause a device hang or reboot. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote denial of service. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1. Android ID: A-30436808.

Una vulnerabilidad de denegación de servicio en libvpx en Mediaserver podría permitir a un atacante remoto utilizar un archivo especialmente manipulado para provocar un bloqueo o reinicio del dispositivo. Este problema está clasificado como High debido a la posibilidad de denegación remota de servicio. Producto: Android. Versiones: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1. Android ID: A-30436808.

The libvpx packages provide the VP8 SDK, which allows the encoding and decoding of the VP8 video codec, commonly used with the WebM multimedia container file format. Issues addressed include denial of service, out of bounds read, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-11-29 CVE Reserved
2017-01-12 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95230	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libvpx/+/6886e8e0a9db2dbad723dc37a548233e004b33bc	2019-10-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html	2019-10-03
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0393	2020-09-29
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1769657	2020-09-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.3"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.4 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.4"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.1.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.1.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.2.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.2.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.2.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.2.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.3"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.3.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.3.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.4 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.4"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.4.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.4.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.4.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.4.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.4.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.4.3"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.4.4 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.4.4"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				5.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				5.0.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "5.0.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				5.0.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "5.0.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				5.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				5.1.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "5.1.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				5.1.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "5.1.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				6.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				6.0.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "6.0.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				7.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				7.1.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "7.1.0"		-		Affected