CVE-2017-18667 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can prevent users from learning that SMS storage space has been exhausted on Samsung mobile devices.
- 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-2017-18667?
CVE-2017-18667 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Apr 2020. 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
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. Attackers can prevent users from learning that SMS storage space has been exhausted. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8702 (June 2017).
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18667?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18667?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18667 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-2017-18667 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18667 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8jrc-qg88-6m35.