What is CVE-2017-18657?

CVE-2017-18657 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18657?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-18657

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.x) software. There is an arbitrary write in a trustlet. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8893 (August 2017).

EPSS: 0.003 (22.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 7.0, 7.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18657?: CVE-2017-18657 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18657?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.