CVE-2017-13153 Privilege escalation in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can elevate privileges via a flaw in the Android media framework's audio service, requiring a security patch.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-13153?

CVE-2017-13153 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android media framework (libaudioservice). Product: Android. Versions: 8.0. Android ID A-65280854.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13153?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13153?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-13153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hf27-73w2-hw8q.

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