CVE-2017-11079 is a critical vulnerability affecting Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android, specifically in CAF Android releases utilizing the Linux kernel. It stems from a lack of validation in sparse image block header size, leading to the potential flashing of uninitialized heap memory. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable without user interaction and can result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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