CVE-2017-14883 Integer overflow in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
Integer overflow in Qualcomm Android power debug handler allows buffer overflow, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation.
- 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-2017-14883?
CVE-2017-14883 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 30 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the function wma_unified_power_debug_stats_event_handler() in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-10-18, if the value param_buf->num_debug_register received from the FW command buffer is close to max of uint32, then the computation performed using this variable to calculate stats_registers_len may overflow to a smaller value leading to less than required memory allocated for power_stats_results and potentially a buffer overflow while copying the FW buffer to local buffer.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14883?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14883?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14883 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-14883 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14883 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h53p-95jp-7gv4.