What is CVE-2017-18069?

CVE-2017-18069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-18069?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2017-18069

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, improper message length calculation in oem_cmd_handler() while processing a WLAN_NL_MSG_OEM netlink message leads to buffer overread.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th 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
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@qualcomm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18069?: CVE-2017-18069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-18069?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.