What is CVE-2017-14905?

CVE-2017-14905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-14905?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2017-14905

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing a specially crafted cfg80211 vendor command, a buffer over-read can occur.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-12-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · 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-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14905?: CVE-2017-14905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-14905?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.