What is CVE-2017-18662?

CVE-2017-18662 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18662?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-18662

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.x) software. Data outside of the rkp log buffer boundary is read, causing an information leak. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-9109 (July 2017).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (33.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18662?: CVE-2017-18662 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18662?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.