SB2018033033 - Integer overflow in Google, Google Android
Published: March 30, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018033033
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17766)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In wma_peer_info_event_handler() in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-10-03, the value of num_peers received from firmware is not properly validated so that an integer overflow vulnerability in the size of a buffer allocation may potentially lead to a buffer overflow.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.