CVE-2017-13232 Information disclosure in Android

High 7.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can read sensitive memory via an out-of-bounds write in the Android audioserver log statement without 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-2017-13232?

CVE-2017-13232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In audioserver, there is an out-of-bounds write due to a log statement using %s with an array that may not be NULL terminated. This could lead to local information disclosure 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-68953950.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13232?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13232?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-13232 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13232 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vwp4-3cjp-vw9r.

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