What is CVE-2017-13211?

CVE-2017-13211 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-13211?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2017-13211

In bta_scan_results_cb_impl of btif_ble_scanner.cc, there is possible resource exhaustion if a large number of repeated BLE scan results are received. This could lead to a remote denial of service of a critical system process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 8.0. Android ID: A-65174158.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.022 (80.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0
Google Inc. Android — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@android.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13211?: CVE-2017-13211 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-13211?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.