What is CVE-2017-0729?

CVE-2017-0729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-0729?

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

Integer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-0729

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android media framework (mediadrmserver). 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-37710346.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2017-08-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.004 (26.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2
Google Inc. Android — versions 5.1.1, 7.0, 5.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/100204 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0729?: CVE-2017-0729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-0729?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.