What is CVE-2017-15862?

CVE-2017-15862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-15862?

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

Integer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-15862

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in wma_unified_link_radio_stats_event_handler(), the number of radio channels coming from firmware is not properly validated, potentially leading to an integer overflow vulnerability followed by a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2018-02-23 · 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: 0.001 (3.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · 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-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15862?: CVE-2017-15862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-15862?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.