CVE-2017-13227 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit improper trust in package names within the Android autofill service to disclose sensitive information without user interaction or elevated 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-2017-13227?

CVE-2017-13227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 14 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the autofill service, the package name that is provided by the app process is trusted inappropriately.  This could lead to information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed.  User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13227?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13227?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-13227 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4pcq-7rw3-2jvx.

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