What is CVE-2017-0663?

CVE-2017-0663 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-14.

How severe is CVE-2017-0663?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-0663 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-0663

A remote code execution vulnerability in libxml2 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code within the context of an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses this library. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37104170.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-06-14 · last modified 2026-10-14.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (83.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1
Google Inc. Android — versions Android-4.4.4 Android-5.0.2 Android-5.1.1 Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952 (vendor-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01 (vendor-advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623 (vdb-entry)
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a4508… (mailing-list)
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698… (mailing-list)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0663?: CVE-2017-0663 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2017-0663?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-0663 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.