# CVE-2017-13156: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (art).

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 6 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2017-12-06 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Google Inc. Android: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102109
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155189/Android-Janus-APK-Signature-Bypass.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47601
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/android/local/janus.rb
- https://github.com/M507/CVE-2017-13156
- https://github.com/giacomoferretti/janus-toolkit
- https://github.com/hackerronin/Janus-Vulnerability-CVE-2017-13156-Exploit
- https://github.com/nictjh/threatDemos
- https://github.com/tea9/CVE-2017-13156-Janus
- https://github.com/xyzAsian/Janus-CVE-2017-13156

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