What is CVE-2017-13234?

CVE-2017-13234 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-13234?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-13234

In DLSParser of the sonivox library, there is possible resource exhaustion due to a memory leak. This could lead to 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-68159767.

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-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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-2017-13234?: CVE-2017-13234 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-13234?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.