CVE-2017-0855
In MPEG4Extractor.cpp, there are several places where functions return early without cleaning up internal buffers which could lead to…
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- google_android
Description
In MPEG4Extractor.cpp, there are several places where functions return early without cleaning up internal buffers which could lead to memory leaks. This could lead to remote denial of service of a critical system process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID: A-64452857.
Timeline
ID reserved
By google_android
- 14 months later
· 14 months later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- Denial of service
- CWE-772 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-772 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected 5.1.1
- affected 6.0
- affected 6.0.1
- affected 7.0
- affected 7.1.1
- affected 7.1.2
- affected 8.0
References (3)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1040106 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 102414 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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