What is CVE-2017-13315?

CVE-2017-13315 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-13315?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-13315 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-13315

In writeToParcel and createFromParcel of DcParamObject.java, there is a permission bypass due to a write size mismatch. This could lead to an elevation of privileges where the user can start an activity with system privileges, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Published 2024-11-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0.1, 6.0, 7.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-131 — Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-05-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13315?: CVE-2017-13315 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-13315?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-13315 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.