What is CVE-2017-13285?

CVE-2017-13285 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-13285?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-13285

In SvoxSsmlParser and startElement of svox_ssml_parser.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an uninitialized buffer. This could lead to remote code execution in an unprivileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-69177126.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-04-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0
Google Inc. Android — versions 7.0, 8.0, 7.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13285?: CVE-2017-13285 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-13285?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.