CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-9718

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android, a race condition in a multimedia driver can potentially lead to a buffer overwrite.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain control over the system or introduce malicious code, posing a serious security threat to devices.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor devices for unauthorized activities.

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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, a race condition in a multimedia driver can potentially lead to a buffer overwrite.

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