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CVE-2017-0405

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability1.82 %higher than 79% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

A remote code execution vulnerability in Surfaceflinger could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Surfaceflinger process. Product: Android. Versions: 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-31960359.

CVSS

Base score
7.8
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
1.82 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
79
Score date
10/23/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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