What is CVE-2017-15857?

CVE-2017-15857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-15857?

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

Is CVE-2017-15857 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-15857

In the camera driver, an out-of-bounds access can occur due to an error in copying region params from user space in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.

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

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.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
nvd@nist.gov (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15857?: CVE-2017-15857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-15857?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15857 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.