CVE-2017-13163
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel mtp usb driver. Product: Android. Versions:...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel mtp usb driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-37429972.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel mtp usb driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-37429972.
- Record
CVE-2017-13163- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel mtp usb driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-37429972.
- Record
CVE-2017-13163- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4680 No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel mtp usb driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-37429972.
- Record
EUVD-2017-4680- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p8pc-9j7x-97j8
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel mtp usb driver. Product: Android. Versions:...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel mtp usb driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-37429972.
- Record
GHSA-p8pc-9j7x-97j8- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-13163
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel mtp usb driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-37429972.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13163- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13163 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published December 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13163
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p8pc-9j7x-97j8
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13163
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13163