CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-14901

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Android for MSM, while processing the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_SET_TXPOWER_SCALE vendor command, a buffer overrun occurs when the QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TXPOWER_SCALE attribute contains fewer than 1 byte.

Risk Assessment

The buffer overrun may lead to unauthorized memory access, posing a risk to the integrity and confidentiality of data in systems using the affected Android versions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android systems to the latest versions that mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the usage of the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_SET_TXPOWER_SCALE 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_SET_TXPOWER_SCALE vendor command, in which attribute QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TXPOWER_SCALE contains fewer than 1 byte, a buffer overrun occurs.

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