What is CVE-2017-13218?

CVE-2017-13218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2018-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-13218?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-13218 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2017-13218

Access to CNTVCT_EL0 in Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear could be used for side channel attacks and this could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed in FSM9055, IPQ4019, IPQ8064, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, QCA4531, QCA9980, QCN5502, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Qualcomm, Inc. Android For Msm, Firefox OS Qrd — versions All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102390 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/06/04/june-2018-code-aurora-security-…
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13218?: CVE-2017-13218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2018-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-13218?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-13218 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.