CVE-2017-13178 — Use After Free in INC Android

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write4 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
3.4%
top 12.53%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google INC AndroidGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedJan 12
Latest updateMay 14

Description

In the initDecoder function of SoftAVCDec, there is a possible out-of-bounds write to mCodecCtx due to a use after free when buffer allocation fails. This could lead to remote code execution as a privileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-66969281.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDgoogle/android7 versions+6
▶CVEListV5google_inc/android6 versions+5

Patches

Patch: source.android.com ↗Patch: source.android.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qq3g-xr36-vj77: In the initDecoder function of SoftAVCDec, there is a possible out-of-bounds write to mCodecCtx due to a use after free when buffer allocation fails↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2017-13178: In the initDecoder function of SoftAVCDec, there is a possible out-of-bounds write to mCodecCtx due to a use after free when buffer allocation fails↗2018-01-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Android
CVE-2017-13178: Android Security Bulletin 2018-01-01 CVE: CVE-2017-13178 Severity: CRITICAL Type: RCE Affected AOSP versions: 6↗2018-01-01
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