What is CVE-2017-0855?

CVE-2017-0855 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-0855?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-0855

In MPEG4Extractor.cpp, there are several places where functions return early without cleaning up internal buffers which could lead to memory leaks. This could lead to remote denial of service of a critical system process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID: A-64452857.

Published 2018-01-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (77.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1
Google Inc. Android — versions 5.1.1, 7.0, 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102414 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0855?: CVE-2017-0855 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-0855?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.