Out-of-bounds read in Google Android - CVE-2017-9712
Published: January 10, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37690
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-2017-9712
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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, if userspace provides a too-large IE length in wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_ie, a buffer over-read occurs.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9712
Install update from vendor's website.