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CVE-2017-14888
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Userspace can pass IEs to the…
High7.8EPSS 0.18%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- qualcomm
Description
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Userspace can pass IEs to the host driver and if multiple append commands are received, then the integer variable that stores the length can overflow and the subsequent copy of the IE data may potentially lead to a heap buffer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.18% · top 92% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input in WLAN
- CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs
Affected products
Qualcomm, Inc. · Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
- affected All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
References (2)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-11-01#qualcomm-components (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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