PT-2018-5561 · Google · Android

Published 2018-04-04 · Updated 2018-05-09 · CVE-2017-13278

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions 6.0 through 8.1

Description: A possible use after free issue exists in the MediaPlayerService, which could lead to local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations: For Android versions 6.0 through 8.1, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-13278

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13278 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13278 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 · Vendor Advisory