What is CVE-2017-15814?

CVE-2017-15814 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-15814?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-15814 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2017-15814

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in msm_flash_subdev_do_ioctl of drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/sensor/flash/msm_flash.c, there is a possible out of bounds read if flash_data.cfg_type is CFG_FLASH_INIT due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (6.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15814?: CVE-2017-15814 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-15814?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15814 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.