CVE-2017-18672 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Samsung mobile devices running Android versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, and 7.x. The flaw stems from incorrect exception handling within Intents, allowing a local attacker to trigger a device reboot. With a CVSS score of 5.5, this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on availability, but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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