What is CVE-2017-18675?

CVE-2017-18675 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18675?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-18675

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.x) (Exynos7420 or Exynox8890 chipsets) software. The Camera application can leak uninitialized memory via ion. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6989 (April 2017).

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

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:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.3% 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 6.0, 7.0, 7.1.0
Samsung Exynos 7420
Samsung Exynox 8890

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18675?: CVE-2017-18675 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18675?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.