Buffer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2017-14882
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing VENDOR specific action frame in the function lim_process_action_vendor_specific(), a comparison is performed with the incoming action frame body without validating if the action frame body received is of valid length, potentially leading to an out-of-bounds access.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-03-01 (Vendor Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103254 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14882?
- CVE-2017-14882 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14882?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.