Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-13291 is an Android remote denial-of-service issue. A malformed vendor response handled by Android's AVRCP-related parser could crash affected devices. The supplied sources do not indicate data theft, code execution, or active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate operational resilience issue. It is not described as code execution, but remote crash risk matters for older Android fleets and embedded devices that may remain unpatched.
Technical view
The flaw is a possible NULL pointer dereference in avrc_ctrl_pars_vendor_rsp within avrc_pars_ct.cc, caused by missing bounds checks. Android 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, and 8.1 are listed as affected. Impact is remote denial of service without privileges or user interaction.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to devices running the listed Android versions that have not received the relevant Android or OEM security updates. Enterprise fleets with older phones, tablets, embedded Android devices, or unmanaged BYOD are the most plausible exposure points.
Exploitation context
The CVE record says exploitation requires no additional privileges and no user interaction. CISA KEV status is false, and the supplied sources do not report active exploitation or public weaponization.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow but consistent: Android ID A-71603553, affected versions 7.0 through 8.1, and root cause described as missing bounds checks causing NULL pointer dereference. No CVSS, CWE, exploit evidence, or detailed patch mechanics are supplied.
Mitigation direction
- Apply Android or OEM security updates covering the April 2018 bulletin.
- Inventory Android 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, and 8.1 devices.
- Retire or isolate devices that cannot receive vendor security updates.
- Check OEM advisories for device-specific patch availability and timing.
Validation and detection
- Confirm each device Android version and security patch level.
- Map fleet devices against CVE-2017-13291 in vendor bulletins.
- Verify unsupported Android devices are removed, replaced, or risk-accepted.
- Review mobile device management records for remaining affected versions.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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