CVE-2017-13199 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Severity

78%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

115%

In Bitmap.ccp if Bitmap.nativeCreate fails an out of memory exception is not thrown leading to a java.io.IOException later on. This could lead to a remote denial of service of a critical system process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-33846679.

In Bitmap.ccp if Bitmap.nativeCreate fails an out of memory exception is not thrown leading to a java.io.IOException later on. This could lead to a remote denial of service of a critical system process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-33846679.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

Type

Google Android

First reported 7 years ago

2018-01-12 23:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

Google Android 8.0

8.0

Google Android 8.1

8.1

References

102414

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1040106

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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