PT-2018-5499 · Google · Android

Published 2018-01-12 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-13199

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions 8.0, 8.1

Description: The issue occurs in the Bitmap.ccp file where if Bitmap.nativeCreate fails, it does not throw an out of memory exception, leading to a java.io.IOException later on. This could result in a remote denial of service of a critical system process without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations: For Android versions 8.0 and 8.1, consider applying configuration changes to handle the java.io.IOException exception properly to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-755

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-13199

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13199 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13199 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040106 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102414 · Note