CVE-2017-13252
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn CryptoHal::decrypt of CryptoHal.cpp, there is an out of bounds write due to improper input validation that results in a read from uninitialized memory. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-70526702.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the CryptoHal decrypt function where improper input validation allows an out-of-bounds write, resulting in reading from uninitialized memory. This memory corruption can be exploited for local privilege escalation without requiring additional execution privileges, though user interaction is needed.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.0= 8.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android versionRun 'getprop ro.build.version.release' or check Settings > About Phone > Android versionAffected if The version is 8.0 or 8.1 (exact match)
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Check security patch levelRun 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' to see the installed security update dateAffected if The security patch level is earlier than the Android 8.0/8.1 security update containing patch A-70526702 (the patch is included in the December 2017 security update or later for Android 8.0/8.1)
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Verify CryptoHal module is presentCheck for the existence of CryptoHal library in /vendor/lib/ or /system/lib/ (common paths include /vendor/lib/hw/crypto.*.so or search using 'find / -name crypto*' as root)Affected if The CryptoHal library exists and is used by the device's hardware cryptographic operations
You are affected if your device runs Android 8.0 or 8.1 with a security patch level older than the update containing the fix for A-70526702 and uses CryptoHal for cryptographic operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch for Android 8.0 and 8.1 (A-70526702) which addresses input validation in CryptoHal::decrypt to prevent the out-of-bounds write. Until patched, limit exposure by avoiding untrusted inputs to cryptographic operations.
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