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title: "CVE-2017-0408\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-0408

Publication date 8 February 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0408?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A remote code execution vulnerability in libgdx could enable an attacker
using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code in the context of
an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility
of remote code execution in an application that uses this library. Product:
Android. Versions: 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32769670.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| android | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0408)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0408)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-0408)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0408)

### Other references

* <https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0408>