What is CVE-2017-14876?

CVE-2017-14876 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-14876?

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

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-14876

In msm_ispif_config_stereo() in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-06-21, the parameter params->entries[i].vfe_intf comes from userspace without any bounds check which could potentially result in a kernel out-of-bounds write.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-03-30 · 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: 0.006 (46.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · 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-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-02-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14876?: CVE-2017-14876 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-14876?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.