What is CVE-2017-0769?

CVE-2017-0769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-0769?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-0769

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android media framework (libstagefright). Product: Android. Versions: 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID: A-37662122.

Published 2017-09-08 · 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 (33.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.4% 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 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1
Google Inc. Android — versions 7.0, 8.0, 7.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/100649 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0769?: CVE-2017-0769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-0769?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.