Candidate: CVE-2017-0540
PublicDate: 2017-04-07 22:59:00 UTC
References:
 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0540
 https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libhevc/+/01ca88bb6c5bdd44e071f8effebe12f1d7da9853
 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
Description:
 A remote code execution vulnerability in libhevc in Mediaserver 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 Mediaserver process. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0,
 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-33966031.
Ubuntu-Description:
Notes:
 seth-arnold> See CVE-2015-1538 for information on ubuntu use of android tools
Bugs:
Priority: medium
Discovered-by:
Assigned-to:
CVSS:
 nvd: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H [7.8 HIGH]

Patches_android:
upstream_android: needs-triage
precise_android: DNE
precise/esm_android: DNE
trusty_android: ignored (abandoned)
trusty/esm_android: DNE (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
vivid/stable-phone-overlay_android: ignored (reached end-of-life)
vivid/ubuntu-core_android: DNE
xenial_android: ignored (abandoned)
yakkety_android: ignored (reached end-of-life)
zesty_android: ignored (reached end-of-life)
artful_android: DNE
bionic_android: DNE
devel_android: DNE