CVE-2017-11079 Information disclosure in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
An attacker can read uninitialized heap memory during sparse image processing in Qualcomm Android kernels, potentially exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11079?
CVE-2017-11079 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 10 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing sparse image, uninitialized heap memory can potentially be flashed due to the lack of validation of sparse image block header size.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11079 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5f2-pxpr-8p78.