CVE-2017-13209

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-01-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In the ServiceManager::add function in the hardware service manager, there is an insecure permissions check based on the PID of the caller which could allow an application or service to replace a HAL service with its own service. This could lead to a local elevation of privilege enabling code execution as a privileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-68217907.

Affected products

Android: 8.0, 8.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102415
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43513/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102415
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43513/

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