Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2017-14889
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to the lack of a range check on the array index into the WMI descriptor pool, arbitrary address execution may potentially occur in the process mgmt completion handler.
EPSS: 0.002 (9.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Android
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@qualcomm.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14889?
- CVE-2017-14889 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14889?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14889 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.