What is CVE-2017-18659?

CVE-2017-18659 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18659?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-18659

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. Attackers can crash system processes via a broadcast to AdaptiveDisplayColorService. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8290 (July 2017).

EPSS: 0.004 (33.5th 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:N/A:L.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.4, 5.0, 5.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18659?: CVE-2017-18659 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18659?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.