Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-0551

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.

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Affected products

Google/Android5 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Google/mediaserverllm-create
Range: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1
Google/libavcllm-create
Range: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1

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References

android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/494561291a503840f385fbcd11d9bc5f4dc502b8nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libavc/+/8b5fd8f24eba5dd19ab2f80ea11a9125aa882ae2nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97336nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201nvd

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