CVE-2017-11093 Information disclosure in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer over-read in the display driver allows attackers to expose kernel memory by providing malicious EDID 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-2017-11093?
CVE-2017-11093 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 16 Nov 2017. 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, buffer Over-read in Display due to the lack of an upper-bound validation when reading "num_of_cea_blocks" from the untrusted source (EDID), kernel memory can be exposed.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11093?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11093?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11093 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11093 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-245p-53xv-r43v.