CVE-2017-18670 Denial of service in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-74x5-hx6r-r7fx.