PT-2018-5525 · Google · Android

Published 2018-02-12 · Updated 2025-05-17 · CVE-2017-13238

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.7

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions prior to the fixed version

Description: The issue concerns a debug feature in XBLRamDump mode that can be exploited to dump memory contents, potentially leading to local information disclosure. This can be achieved with physical access to the device and does not require additional execution privileges or user interaction.

Recommendations: For Android kernel versions, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent local information disclosure. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-13238

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13238 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103024 · Note
• https://reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/1kow5vg/whatsapp_crash_after_firmware_update_on_oneplus_9 · Reddit Post