CVE-2017-14901 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer overrun in the Qualcomm Android kernel allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via a malformed vendor command.
- 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-2017-14901?
CVE-2017-14901 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, 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 the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_SET_TXPOWER_SCALE vendor command, in which attribute QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TXPOWER_SCALE contains fewer than 1 byte, a buffer overrun occurs.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14901?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14901?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14901 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-2017-14901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14901 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pj8h-v59g-q362.