CVE-2017-13217

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% 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-787

Description

In DisplayFtmItem in the bootloader, there is an out-of-bounds write due to reading a string without verifying that it's null-terminated. This could lead to a secure boot bypass and 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: Android kernel. Android ID: A-68269077.

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102423
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102423
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01

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