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CVE-2017-13178

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-01-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2017-13178
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.35%
Android

Original NVD 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.