Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-11067
Published: October 10, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38124
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-2017-11067
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, the Athdiag procfs entry does not have a proper address sanity check which may potentially lead to the use of an out-of-range pointer offset.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11067
Install update from vendor's website.