CVE-2017-14906 Weak cryptography in Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile

What is CVE-2017-14906?

CVE-2017-14906 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 Android before 2018-01-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile MDM9206, MDM9607, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, PKCS7 padding is not supported by the crypto storage APIs.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14906?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14906?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-14906 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-grvg-ppx5-23q4.