CVE-2017-18672
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software....
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. Because of incorrect exception handling for Intents, a local attacker can force a reboot within framework.jar. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8390 (May 2017).
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. Because of incorrect exception handling for Intents, a local attacker can force a reboot within framework.jar. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8390 (May 2017).
- Record
CVE-2017-18672- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. Because of incorrect exception handling for Intents, a local attacker can force a reboot within framework.jar. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8390 (May 2017).
- Record
CVE-2017-18672- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9763 No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. Because of incorrect exception handling for Intents, a local attacker can force a reboot within framework.jar. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8390 (May 2017).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9763- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3wvr-f883-ff4j No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software....
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. Because of incorrect exception handling for Intents, a local attacker can force a reboot within framework.jar. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8390 (May 2017).
- Record
GHSA-3wvr-f883-ff4j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-18672 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published April 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.