What is CVE-2017-13257?

CVE-2017-13257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-13257?

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

Use After Free in Google Android

CVE-2017-13257

In bta_pan_data_buf_ind_cback of bta_pan_act.cc there is a use after free that can result in an out of bounds read of memory allocated via malloc. This could lead to information disclosure 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-67110692.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.008 (51.6th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

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-416 — Use After Free

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-2017-13257?: CVE-2017-13257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-13257?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.