What is CVE-2017-17773?

CVE-2017-17773 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-17773?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Mdm9206

CVE-2017-17773

In Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Wearable and Snapdragon Mobile MDM9206,MDM9607,MDM9650,SD 210/SD 212/SD 205,SD 400,SD 410/12,SD 425,SD 430,SD 450,SD 600,SD 602A,SD 615/16/SD 415,SD 617,SD 625,SD 650/52,SD 800,SD 808,SD 810,SD 820,SD 820Am,SD 835,SD 845,MSM8909W, improper input validation in video_fmt_mp4r_process_atom_avc1() causes a potential buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-03-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-03-01 (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103292 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17773?: CVE-2017-17773 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-17773?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.