CVE-2017-17765 Integer overflow in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
Integer overflow in Qualcomm Android kernel allows buffer overflow, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation.
- 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-2017-17765?
CVE-2017-17765 is a high-severity 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, multiple values received from firmware are not properly validated in wma_get_ll_stats_ext_buf() and are used to allocate the sizes of buffers and may be vulnerable to integer overflow leading to buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17765?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17765?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-17765 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17765 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hm35-6c94-x3qf.