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CVE-2017-18159
In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level…
High7.8EPSS 0.24%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- qualcomm
Description
In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, while processing a StrHwPlatform with length smaller than EFICHIPINFO_MAX_ID_LENGTH, an array out of bounds access may occur.
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)
- 0.24% · top 85% 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
- Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of a memory Buffer in Boot
- CWE-125 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-125 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 (10)
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=b6b318431983f35a7734cae227478df3dc93a818 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=5471b0cdf4bace12d872d074b97eae29f1317e6a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=bcceb2ceeea07aedaa5f97207cc88f9d8b4416ea (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=7dcbee530800b16534d0f3e8db375492c03b3e0a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=9057a8b3339abc4eb2c4e462279f34bbe6410e7c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-06-01#qualcomm-components (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=4a63a848c062851776123d4bc7ec10eb498a70dd (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=04f23441b8c0c897644f9bf391b691039fa0ab70 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=3129148e5a4cfe83003449a1048660823bfddc51 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=633fa4ffb38bbfb0fad79204e19b9f59d42d7680 (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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