Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-18158
Published: July 6, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36958
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18158
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Possible buffer overflows and array out of bounds accesses in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05 while flashing images.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18158
Install update from vendor's website.