An elevation of privilege vulnerability in codecs/aacenc/SoftAACEncoder2.cpp in libstagefright in Mediaserver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process
Published May 12, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.83%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in codecs/aacenc/SoftAACEncoder2.cpp in libstagefright in Mediaserver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to gain local access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-34617444.
Affected products
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- Version 4.4.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.0.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Inc. | Android | n/a |
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- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.2
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.3
- 4.3.1
- 4.4
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
- 4.4.4
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.1
- 5.1.0
- 5.1.1
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
- 7.0
- 7.1.0
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00834) | 56.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00834) | 56.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00140) | 50.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00140) | 49.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00140) | 47.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01603) | 75.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 51.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 13.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98128 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/594bf934384920618d2b6ce0bcda1f60144cb3eb x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98128 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/594bf934384920618d2b6ce0bcda1f60144cb3eb | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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