Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-11018
Published: November 16, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37940
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-2017-11018
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, array access out of bounds may occur in the camera driver in the kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11018
Install update from vendor's website.