CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-0720

Unchecked Return Value

Published: Aug 09, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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A remote code execution vulnerability in the Android media framework (libhevc). Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37430213.

Weakness

The product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
AndroidGoogle5.0 (including)5.0 (including)
AndroidGoogle5.0.1 (including)5.0.1 (including)
AndroidGoogle5.0.2 (including)5.0.2 (including)
AndroidGoogle5.1 (including)5.1 (including)
AndroidGoogle5.1.0 (including)5.1.0 (including)
AndroidGoogle5.1.1 (including)5.1.1 (including)
AndroidGoogle6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
AndroidGoogle6.0.1 (including)6.0.1 (including)
AndroidGoogle7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
AndroidGoogle7.1.0 (including)7.1.0 (including)
AndroidGoogle7.1.1 (including)7.1.1 (including)
AndroidGoogle7.1.2 (including)7.1.2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References