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).

Published 2020-04-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.4, 5.0, 5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (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.