What is CVE-2017-15851?

CVE-2017-15851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-15851?

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

Is CVE-2017-15851 known to be exploited?

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

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2017-15851

Lack of copy_from_user and information leak in function "msm_ois_subdev_do_ioctl, file msm_ois.c can lead to a camera crash in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-07-06 · 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 (5.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.5% 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-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.vulnerabilitycenter.com/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15851?: CVE-2017-15851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-15851?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15851 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.