CVE-2017-0599

A remote denial of service vulnerability in libhevc in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to...

5.5 Medium

A remote denial of service vulnerability in libhevc 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, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-34672748.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.69%Up 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2017-0599
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.1 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-252
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-0599
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0953 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-0953
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7v4-rjwr-p5qp 5.5

A remote denial of service vulnerability in libhevc in Mediaserver could enable an attacker to...

Record: GHSA-r7v4-rjwr-p5qp
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-252
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-0599 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0599
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`android` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-0599 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published May 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.