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high 7.5

CVE-2017-9245 json

The Google News and Weather application before 3.3.1 for Android allows remote attackers to read OAuth tokens by sniffing the network and l…

published 2017-07-19 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18182

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Google News and Weather application before 3.3.1 for Android allows remote attackers to read OAuth tokens by sniffing the network and leveraging the lack of SSL.

Patch / fix

  • google news_and_weather 3.3.1

Exploit prediction

1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/07/18/advisory-googles-android-news-and-weather-app-doesnt-always-use-ssl-cve-2017-9245/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/36 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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