CVE-2017-13315 Privilege escalation in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

A permission bypass in Android allows attackers to start activities with system privileges without user interaction or additional execution rights.

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-2017-13315?

CVE-2017-13315 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In writeToParcel and createFromParcel of DcParamObject.java, there is a permission bypass due to a write size mismatch. This could lead to an elevation of privileges where the user can start an activity with system privileges, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-131

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13315?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13315?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13315 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-13315 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13315 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-97h5-gfw2-p92x.

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