What is CVE-2017-0812?

CVE-2017-0812 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-0812?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2017-0812

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android media framework (audio hal). Product: Android. Versions: 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID: A-62873231.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-10-04 · 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: 0.005 (41.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · 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-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

android.googlesource.com/device/google/dragon/+/7df7ec13b1d222ac3a66797fbe43260… (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-10-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101088 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0812?: CVE-2017-0812 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-0812?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.