Out-of-bounds read in Google Android - CVE-2017-14903
Published: December 5, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37852
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14903
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, while processing the SENDACTIONFRAME IOCTL, a buffer over-read can occur if the payload length is less than 7.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14903
Install update from vendor's website.