Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2017-15850
Published: January 10, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37687
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15850
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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, userspace can read values from audio codec registers.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15850
Install update from vendor's website.