CVE-2017-18169 - Reachable Assertion

Severity

49%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

115%

User process can perform the kernel DOS in ashmem when doing cache maintenance operation in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel.

User process can perform the kernel DOS in ashmem when doing cache maintenance operation in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.5. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Demo Examples

Reachable Assertion

CWE-617

In the excerpt below, an AssertionError (an unchecked exception) is thrown if the user hasn't entered an email address in an HTML form.


               
assert email != null;

Overview

First reported 6 years ago

2018-06-15 20:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

Google Android Operating System

References

https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/06/04/june-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin

Patch, Third Party Advisory

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