What is CVE-2017-0838?

CVE-2017-0838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-0838?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-0838

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android media framework (libstagefright). Product: Android. Versions: 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-63522818.

Published 2017-11-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2
Google Inc. Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0838?: CVE-2017-0838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-0838?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.