Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2017-15837

In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, a policy for the packet pattern attribute NL80211_PKTPAT_OFFSET is not defined which can lead to a buffer over-read in nla_get_u32().

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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: 0.004 (27.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-15837: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15837?
CVE-2017-15837 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-15837?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15837 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.