What is CVE-2017-11000?

CVE-2017-11000 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-11000?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-11000

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in an ISP Camera kernel driver function, an incorrect bounds check may potentially lead to an out-of-bounds write.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-09-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11000?: CVE-2017-11000 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-11000?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.