What is CVE-2017-15818?

CVE-2017-15818 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-15818?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-15818

In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while loading a user application in qseecom, an integer overflow could potentially occur if the application partition size is rounded up to page_size.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2018-09-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · 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-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-secu… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105872 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15818?: CVE-2017-15818 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-15818?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.