CVE-2017-13177 Memory corruption in Android
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via memory corruption in libhevc, requiring no user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-13177?
CVE-2017-13177 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In several functions of libhevc, NEON registers are not preserved. 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: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-68320413.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13177?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13177?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-13177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p649-67j6-57xj.