Buffer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2017-11082
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a race condition in a firmware loading routine, a buffer overflow could potentially occur if multiple user space threads try to update the WLAN firmware file through sysfs.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-03-01 (Vendor Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.10/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11082?
- CVE-2017-11082 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-03-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11082?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-11082 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.