PT-2020-8213 · Google · Android

Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2020-04-08 · CVE-2017-18664

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Samsung mobile devices with Android versions 4.4 through 6.0

Description: An issue was discovered that causes a NULL pointer exception in the PersonManager, leading to memory corruption.

Recommendations: For Android version 4.4, consider disabling the PersonManager until a patch is available. For Android version 5.0/5.1, consider disabling the PersonManager until a patch is available. For Android version 6.0, consider disabling the PersonManager until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18664

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18664 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18664 · Vendor Advisory