Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2017-18671

 

Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2017-18671

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34555
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18671
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. Intents related to Wi-Fi have incorrect exception handling, leading to a crash of system processes. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8389 (May 2017).


How to mitigate CVE-2017-18671

Install update from vendor's website.

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