# CVE-2017-9694: Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

> A buffer overread in the Qualcomm WLAN driver allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory information.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hw4r-hj94-jwp8

## What is CVE-2017-9694?

CVE-2017-9694 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, published on 30 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

While parsing Netlink attributes in QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_EXTSCAN_BSSID_HOTLIST_PARAMS_LOST_AP_SAMPLE_SIZE in qcacld 2.0 before 2017-05-16, a buffer overread could occur.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9694?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qcacld 2.0 Project Qcacld 2.0.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9694?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9694 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9694 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9694 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, published on 30 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9694/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9694/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9694
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9694
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9694

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9694/
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