CVE-2017-14884 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer overflow in the Qualcomm WLAN driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Android devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-14884?
CVE-2017-14884 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 23 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to lack of bounds checking on the variable "data_len" from the function WLANQCMBR_McProcessMsg, a buffer overflow may potentially occur in WLANFTM_McProcessMsg.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14884?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14884?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14884 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-2017-14884 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14884 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7pw-m34c-m393.