CVE-2017-13178 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-13178 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

In the initDecoder function of SoftAVCDec, there is a possible out-of-bounds write to mCodecCtx due to a use after free when buffer allocation fails. This could lead to remote code execution as a privileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-66969281.

EPSS 3.42% · 87.4th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

9.800000190734863

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

EPSS Score

3.42%

87.4th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
google	android	8.1, 6.0, 6.0.1
Google Inc.	Android	7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2

Timeline

Jan 3, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01 advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01 advisory
1040106 vdb
102414 vdb
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13178 advisory

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