CVE-2017-9723 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A stack buffer overflow in the Qualcomm touchscreen driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Android devices.
- 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-2017-9723?
CVE-2017-9723 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google 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
The touchscreen driver synaptics_dsx in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-06-05, the size of a stack-allocated buffer can be set to a value which exceeds the size of the stack.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9723?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9723?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9723 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-2017-9723 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9723 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fr5q-qq25-47x7.