What is CVE-2017-8280?

CVE-2017-8280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-8280?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-8280

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, during the wlan calibration data store and retrieve operation, there are some potential race conditions which lead to a memory leak and a buffer overflow during the context switch.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8280?: CVE-2017-8280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-8280?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.