CVE-2017-14898 is a buffer overrun vulnerability affecting Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android releases from CAF utilizing the Linux kernel. The flaw occurs during the processing of the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_SET_TXPOWER_SCALE vendor command when the QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TXPOWER_SCALE attribute contains insufficient data. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSSv3, this vulnerability is locally exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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