What is CVE-2017-13238?

CVE-2017-13238 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2018-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-13238?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2017-13238

In XBLRamDump mode, there is a debug feature that can be used to dump memory contents, if an attacker has physical access to the device. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-64610940.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-02-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.9% 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
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/103024 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13238?: CVE-2017-13238 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2018-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-13238?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.