PT-2018-1042 · Google · Android

Published 2018-01-01 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-13208

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 5.1.1 through 8.1

Description The issue is related to a function receive packet in libnetutils/packet.c where there is a missing bounds check on the DHCP response, potentially leading to an out-of-bounds write. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a privileged process without needing additional execution privileges. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 5.1.1 through 8.1, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the receive packet function in libnetutils/packet.c until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00346

CVE-2017-13208

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13208 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00346 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13208 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040106 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102415 · Note