What is CVE-2017-0398?

CVE-2017-0398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-0398?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2017-0398

An information disclosure vulnerability in Audioserver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to access sensitive data without permission. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1. Android IDs: A-32438594, A-32635664.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.005 (38.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.4.4, 5.1.1, 6.0
Google Inc. Android — versions Android-5.0.2, Android-4.4.4, Android-7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0398?: CVE-2017-0398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-0398?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.