Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-11030
Published: December 5, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37839
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-2017-11030
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, in the HDMI video driver function hdmi_edid_sysfs_rda_res_info(), userspace can perform an arbitrary write into kernel memory.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11030
Install update from vendor's website.