CVE-2017-13253 Memory corruption in Android

What is CVE-2017-13253?

CVE-2017-13253 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In CryptoPlugin::decrypt of CryptoPlugin.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-71389378.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13253?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13253 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-2017-13253 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

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Also known as GHSA-hq72-c7c3-crm2.