What is CVE-2017-13233?

CVE-2017-13233 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-13233?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-13233 known to be exploited?

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

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2017-13233

In ihevcd_ctb_boundary_strength_pbslice of libhevc, there is possible resource exhaustion. This could lead to a remote temporary denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-62851602.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1
Google Inc. Android — versions 5.1.1, 7.0, 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13233?: CVE-2017-13233 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-13233?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-13233 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.