What is CVE-2017-18677?

CVE-2017-18677 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18677?

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

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2017-18677

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.x) software. Because of an unprotected Intent, an attacker can reset the configuration of certain applications. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7142 (April 2017).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th 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:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18677?: CVE-2017-18677 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18677?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.