Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-18662
Published: April 7, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34546
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18662
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.x) software. Data outside of the rkp log buffer boundary is read, causing an information leak. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-9109 (July 2017).
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18662
Install update from vendor's website.