NULL pointer dereference in Google Android - CVE-2017-17770
Published: April 3, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37304
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17770
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in a power driver ioctl handler, an Untrusted Pointer Dereference may potentially occur.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-17770
Install update from vendor's website.