NULL pointer dereference in Google Android - CVE-2017-18665

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NULL pointer dereference in Google Android - CVE-2017-18665

Published: April 7, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34549
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18665
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software. There is a NULL pointer exception in WifiService via adb-cmd, causing memory corruption. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8287 (June 2017).


How to mitigate CVE-2017-18665

Install update from vendor's website.

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