What is CVE-2017-11079?

CVE-2017-11079 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-11079?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2017-11079

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing sparse image, uninitialized heap memory can potentially be flashed due to the lack of validation of sparse image block header size.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-01-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.0% 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
Qualcomm, Inc. Android For Msm, Firefox OS Qrd — versions All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11079?: CVE-2017-11079 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-11079?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.