CVE-2017-11015 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer overflow in the Qualcomm Android kernel allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted challenge text.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11015?
CVE-2017-11015 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 16 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, currently, the value of SIR_MAC_AUTH_CHALLENGE_LENGTH is set to 128 which may result in buffer overflow since the frame parser allows challenge text of length up to 253 bytes, but the driver can not handle challenge text larger than 128 bytes.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11015?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-11015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63gf-9r5w-4q6h.