What is CVE-2017-18676?

CVE-2017-18676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18676?

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

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2017-18676

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm chipsets) software. There is an RKP kernel protection bypass (in which unwanted memory mappings may occur) because of a lack of MSR trapping. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7901 (April 2017).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (29.0th 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:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18676?: CVE-2017-18676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18676?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.