What is CVE-2017-18683?

CVE-2017-18683 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18683?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2017-18683

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) software. SVoice allows Hare Hunting during application installation. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6942 (February 2017).

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

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.1, 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-2017-18683?: CVE-2017-18683 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18683?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.