CVE-2017-0553

HIGH

Android 5.0.2 5.1.1 6.0 6.0.1 7.0 7.1.1 - Elevation of Privilege via libnl Integer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-0553. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The PoC demonstrates a Netlink message allocation and manipulation vulnerability in Android, likely leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) or memory corruption. The code allocates a Netlink message and appends an oversized payload, which could trigger the vulnerability.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libnl could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the Wi-Fi service. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32342065. NOTE: this issue also exists in the upstream libnl before 3.3.0 library.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/securityPatch/CVE-2017-0553

The PoC demonstrates a Netlink message allocation and manipulation vulnerability in Android, likely leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) or memory corruption. The code allocates a Netlink message and appends an oversized payload, which could trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 80%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Android (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system's Netlink interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/libnl/2017-May/002313.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2299
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97340
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3311-2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3311-1/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 49.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (17)
google/android 5.0
google/android 5.0.1
google/android 5.0.2
google/android 5.1
google/android 5.1.0
google/android 5.1.1
google/android 6.0
google/android 6.0.1
google/android 7.0
google/android 7.1.0
... and 7 more
Published Apr 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026