Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-11085
Published: November 16, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37923
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-2017-11085
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, an integer overflow leading to a buffer overflow due to improper bound checking in msm_audio_effects_virtualizer_handler, file msm-audio-effects-q6-v2.c
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11085
Install update from vendor's website.