CVE-2017-13178

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-01-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In the initDecoder function of SoftAVCDec, there is a possible out-of-bounds write to mCodecCtx due to a use after free when buffer allocation fails. This could lead to remote code execution as a privileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-66969281.

Affected products

Android: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0 (+1)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102414
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102414
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01

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