What is CVE-2017-13214?

CVE-2017-13214 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-13214?

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

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2017-13214

In the hardware HEVC decoder, some media files could cause a page fault. 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: Android kernel. Android ID: A-38495900.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-01-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (81.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102416 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13214?: CVE-2017-13214 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-13214?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.