CVE-2017-18070 Integer overflow in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
An integer overflow in the Qualcomm Android kernel allows heap overwrites, 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-2017-18070?
CVE-2017-18070 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In wma_ndp_end_response_event_handler(), the variable len_end_rsp is a uint32 which can be overflowed if the value of variable "event->num_ndp_end_rsp_per_ndi_list" is very large which can then lead to a heap overwrite of the heap object end_rsp in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18070?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18070?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-18070 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18070 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w73-8wv6-hfqr.