Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-9700
Published: December 5, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37830
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-2017-9700
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, buffer overwrite is possible in fw_name_store if image name is 64 characters.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9700
Install update from vendor's website.