Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2017-14906

 

Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2017-14906

Published: March 30, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37347
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14906
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

In Android before 2018-01-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile MDM9206, MDM9607, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, PKCS7 padding is not supported by the crypto storage APIs.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-14906

Install update from vendor's website.

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