CVE-2017-18668 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can prevent users from making outbound calls and sending text messages on Samsung mobile devices, requiring a software patch.

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-2017-18668?

CVE-2017-18668 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software. Attackers can prevent users from making outbound calls and sending outbound text messages. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8706 (June 2017).

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18668?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18668?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18668 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-2017-18668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-76p5-fmf4-2ccj.

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