Out-of-Memory Exception Vulnerability in Bitmap.ccp Leads to Remote Denial of Service in Android 8.0 and 8.1

Out-of-Memory Exception Vulnerability in Bitmap.ccp Leads to Remote Denial of Service in Android 8.0 and 8.1

CVE-2017-13199 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

In Bitmap.ccp if Bitmap.nativeCreate fails an out of memory exception is not thrown leading to a java.io.IOException later on. This could lead to a remote denial of service of a critical system process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-33846679.

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