What is CVE-2017-18679?

CVE-2017-18679 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-2017-18679?

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

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2017-18679

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software. SLocation can cause a system crash via a call to an API that is not implemented. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8285 (April 2017).

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

EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th 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:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0
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-2017-18679?: CVE-2017-18679 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-2017-18679?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.