Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-8259
Published: August 11, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38467
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8259
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In the service locator in all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a buffer overflow can occur as the variable set for determining the size of the buffer is not used to indicate the size of the buffer.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8259
Install update from vendor's website.