Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-11072

 

Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-11072

Published: January 16, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37635
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11072
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while calculating CRC for GPT header fields with partition entries greater than 16384 buffer overflow occurs.


Affected software

Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2017-11072

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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