CVE-2017-13320 Denial of service in Android

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A missing bounds check in the MPEG-2 decoder allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted media files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-13320?

CVE-2017-13320 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In impeg2d_bit_stream_flush() of libmpeg2dec there is a possible OOB read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to Remote DoS with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13320?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13320?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13320 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-13320 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13320 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-485v-466m-9mjv.

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