CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-14900

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Android for MSM, while processing the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_GET_CHAIN_RSSI vendor command, a buffer overrun occurs when the QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_MAC_ADDR attribute contains fewer than 6 bytes.

Risk Assessment

Buffer overrun may lead to unauthorized memory access, posing risks to the integrity and confidentiality of data on devices.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability and to monitor the usage of the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_GET_CHAIN_RSSI command.

Other vulnerabilities in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

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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, while processing the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_GET_CHAIN_RSSI vendor command, in which attribute QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_MAC_ADDR contains fewer than 6 bytes, a buffer overrun occurs.

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