Improper Validation of Array Index in Google Android - CVE-2017-15861
Published: February 24, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37494
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-2017-15861
CWE-ID: CWE-129
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.
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the function wma_roam_synch_event_handler, vdev_id is received from firmware and used to access an array without validation.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15861
Install update from vendor's website.