CVE-2017-9701 Information disclosure in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
An attacker can leak uninitialized stack data to non-volatile memory via fastboot commands, potentially exposing sensitive information in Qualcomm-based Android devices.
- 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-2017-9701?
CVE-2017-9701 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 16 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing OEM unlock/unlock-go fastboot commands data leak may occur, resulting from writing uninitialized stack structure to non-volatile memory.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9701?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9701?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-9701 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9701 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vwcv-r5mv-f6cp.