What is CVE-2017-9683?

CVE-2017-9683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-9683?

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

Integer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2017-9683

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while flashing a meta image, an integer overflow can occur, if user-defined image offset and size values are too large.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2017-10-10 · 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: 0.002 (4.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-10-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101117 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9683?: CVE-2017-9683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-9683?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.