CVE-2017-13209 is a local elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Android versions 8.0 and 8.1. It stems from an insecure permissions check in the hardware service manager, allowing an application to replace a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) service with its own. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to potential code execution as a privileged process. While not listed in CISA KEV, an exploit (EDB-43513) is publicly available, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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