CVE-2017-0663

A remote code execution vulnerability in libxml2 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code within 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: 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-37104170.

Published: 2017-06-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-0663 is rated Moderate Risk (60.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.14%). EPSS rose +1.25% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-0663

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.89% 2.14% +1.25%
2 2026-05-10 1.04% 0.89% -0.15%
3 2026-02-15 — 1.04% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-0663

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-0663

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-0663

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-0663 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxml2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0663
gentoo normal CVE-2017-0663: 1 GLSA(s) (201711-01), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/libxml2); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-0663
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0663
suse high CVE-2017-0663 severity important: SUSE including 357 source package names (0.9.1:libxml2-2-2.9.4-42.1, 1.0.0:libxml2-2-2.9.4-42.1, …), 484 product×package rows across 96 product lines (Container caasp/v4/default-http-backend, Container caasp/v4/dnsmasq-nanny, … (96 product lines)): Fixed 281, Known Affected 157, Known Not Affected 46. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0663/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-0663 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (android, libxml2), 14 status rows across 7 suites (artful, bionic, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 4, released 4, DNE 3, not-affected 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0663

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-0663

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google android 4.4.4 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-0663

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