Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2017-14869
Published: January 10, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37680
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14869
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 gain access to sensitive information.
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while performing update of FOTA partition, uninitialized data can be pushed to storage.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14869
Install update from vendor's website.