CVE-2017-15853 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer over-read in the Qualcomm Android kernel allows attackers to read sensitive memory or cause a denial of service via malformed PTT commands.
- 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-2017-15853?
CVE-2017-15853 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 3 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, while processing PTT commands, ptt_sock_send_msg_to_app() is invoked without validating the packet length. If the packet length is invalid, then a buffer over-read can occur.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15853 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-2017-15853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gw8-r4qf-mqmq.