What is CVE-2017-15835?

CVE-2017-15835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-15835?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-15835

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, While processing the RIC Data Descriptor IE in an artificially crafted 802.11 frame with IE length more than 255, an infinite loop may potentially occur resulting in a denial of service.

Published 2018-12-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.6% 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-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-11-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-b… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15835?: CVE-2017-15835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-15835?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.