PT-2018-5490

CVE-2017-13176

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Published

2018-01-12

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Updated

2018-01-29

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CVSS 2.0
9.3
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1
Description: The issue is related to improper input validation of the host field in the parseURL function of URLStreamHandler. This could lead to a remote elevation of privilege, enabling the bypassing of user interaction requirements with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is required for exploitation.
Recommendations: For Android versions 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.
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