Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2017-18676
Published: April 7, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34559
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18676
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 manipulate data.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm chipsets) software. There is an RKP kernel protection bypass (in which unwanted memory mappings may occur) because of a lack of MSR trapping. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7901 (April 2017).
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18676
Install update from vendor's website.