CVE-2017-8245 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
An out-of-bounds memory copy in the Android kernel allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via a malformed voice SVC request.
- 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-2017-8245?
CVE-2017-8245 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing a voice SVC request which is nonstandard by specifying a payload size that will overflow its own declared size, an out of bounds memory copy occurs.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8245?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8245?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8245 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-2017-8245 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8245 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hf62-96cr-x335.