CVE-2017-18670 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A malicious serializable intent can trigger a device reboot on Samsung mobile devices, causing a denial of service.

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-2017-18670?

CVE-2017-18670 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 KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), and M(6.0) software. android.intent.action.SIOP_LEVEL_CHANGED allows a serializable intent reboot. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8363 (May 2017).

Weakness: CWE-755

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18670?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18670?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18670 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-2017-18670 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18670 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-74x5-hx6r-r7fx.

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