NULL pointer dereference in Google Android - CVE-2017-11063
Published: October 10, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38122
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11063
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, as a result of a race condition between two userspace processes that interact with the driver concurrently, a null pointer dereference can potentially occur. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11063
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.