CVE-2017-18688
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software. There...
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software. There is an information disclosure (of memory locations outside a buffer) via /dev/dsm_ctrl_dev. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7340 (January 2017).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software. There is an information disclosure (of memory locations outside a buffer) via /dev/dsm_ctrl_dev. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7340 (January 2017).
- Record
CVE-2017-18688- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software. There is an information disclosure (of memory locations outside a buffer) via /dev/dsm_ctrl_dev. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7340 (January 2017).
- Record
CVE-2017-18688- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9779 No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software. There is an information disclosure (of memory locations outside a buffer) via /dev/dsm_ctrl_dev. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7340 (January 2017).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9779- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwx3-xqm6-8cwq No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software. There...
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software. There is an information disclosure (of memory locations outside a buffer) via /dev/dsm_ctrl_dev. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7340 (January 2017).
- Record
GHSA-mwx3-xqm6-8cwq- 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-2017-18688 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.