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CVE-2017-14896
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, there is a memory…
High7.8EPSS 0.15%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- qualcomm
Description
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, there is a memory allocation without a length field validation in the mobicore driver which can result in an undersize buffer allocation. Ultimately this can result in a kernel memory overwrite.
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)
- 0.15% · top 95% of all CVEs (4 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
- Integer overflow leading to kernel memory write in gud driver
- 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 (1)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01 (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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