CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-11015

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android, the value of SIR_MAC_AUTH_CHALLENGE_LENGTH is set to 128, which may lead to a buffer overflow. The frame parser allows challenge text of length up to 253 bytes, while the driver cannot handle challenge text larger than 128 bytes.

Risk Assessment

Buffer overflow may lead to unauthorized access or system crashes, posing a serious threat to user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to a version that improves the handling of challenge text length to prevent potential attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, currently, the value of SIR_MAC_AUTH_CHALLENGE_LENGTH is set to 128 which may result in buffer overflow since the frame parser allows challenge text of length up to 253 bytes, but the driver can not handle challenge text larger than 128 bytes.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS