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CVE-2017-14888

N/A
Published: December 7, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid

Using Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android by Qualcomm, Inc.?

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Userspace can pass IEs to the host driver and if multiple append commands are received, then the integer variable that stores the length can overflow and the subsequent copy of the IE data may potentially lead to a heap buffer overflow.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-11-01#qualcomm-components
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2

CVSS

4.6MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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