PT-2018-5509 · Google · Android Kernel

Published 2018-01-12 · Updated 2018-02-02 · CVE-2017-13214

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 kernel

Description: A remote denial of service issue exists in the hardware HEVC decoder of Android, where certain media files can cause a page fault. This can lead to the denial of service of a critical system process without requiring any additional execution privileges. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations: For Android kernel, apply the fix for the issue tracked under Android ID: A-38495900 to resolve the problem.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-13214

Affected Products

Android Kernel

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13214 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102416 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040106 · Note