What is CVE-2017-15859?

CVE-2017-15859 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-15859?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-15859

While processing the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_SET_TXPOWER_SCALE_DECR_DB vendor command, in which attribute QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TXPOWER_SCALE_DECR_DB contains fewer than 1 byte, in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-08-11 a buffer overrun occurs.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@qualcomm.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15859?: CVE-2017-15859 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-15859?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.