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VulnerabilityCVE-2017-13156Published 2017-12-06

CVE-2017-13156 — Google Inc. Android

highPublic exploit7 PoC repos

As of 2026-11-05, CVE-2017-13156 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, CVSS v3.1 7.8, EPSS 20.4% (97.5th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2017-13156, most recently “GhostMap: Android ZIP-parsing flaw (libziparchive/libandroidfw mismatch) lets a malicious APK trigger a persistent system_server crash loop”.

CVSS v3.1
7.8/10High
EPSS
20.4%Higher than 97.5% of scored CVEs
CISA KEV
NoNot in the KEV catalog
Tracked threats
1Campaigns referencing it
Priority
9.8/10Threadlinqs triage score
Published
Updated 2024-09-17
CVSS v3.1 7.8 (HIGH) · EPSS 20.4% (higher than 97.5% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 9.8/10 · Published 2017-12-06

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What is CVE-2017-13156?

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (art). Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID A-64211847.

The record classifies CVE-2017-13156 under weakness class CWE-434. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 3256 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
7.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST)
20.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.5% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority
9.8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published
2017-12-06, last modified 2024-09-17

Is CVE-2017-13156 being exploited?

Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2017-13156 is publicly available. 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 37 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

How to fix CVE-2017-13156

The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2017-13156. Patch reference: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2017-13156

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2017-13156, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Vendor advisory and patch

Vulnerability database entry

Other references