Out-of-bounds read in Google Android - CVE-2017-11093
Published: November 16, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37927
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11093
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, buffer Over-read in Display due to the lack of an upper-bound validation when reading "num_of_cea_blocks" from the untrusted source (EDID), kernel memory can be exposed.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11093
Install update from vendor's website.