# CVE-2017-14893: Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

> A buffer over-read in the Android MSM kernel image flashing process allows attackers to cause denial of service or read sensitive memory.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v9jc-3hcr-hm9m

## What is CVE-2017-14893?

CVE-2017-14893 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

While flashing meta image, a buffer over-read may potentially occur when the image size is smaller than the image header size or is smaller than the image header size + total image header entry in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14893?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14893?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14893 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14893 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14893 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14893 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14893 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14893 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14893/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14893/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14893
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14893
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14893

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