CVE-2017-13174 Privilege escalation in Android
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-13174 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-13174 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13174/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13174/index.md)
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android kernel edl allows attackers to gain higher privileges.
- 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-2017-13174?
CVE-2017-13174 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 kernel edl. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-63100473.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13174?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-13174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jx78-fm2c-pj56.