Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-14900
Published: December 5, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37850
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-2017-14900
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, while processing the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_GET_CHAIN_RSSI vendor command, in which attribute QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_MAC_ADDR contains fewer than 6 bytes, a buffer overrun occurs.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14900
Install update from vendor's website.