CVE-2017-14901 is a buffer overrun vulnerability affecting Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android devices utilizing the Linux kernel with CAF Android releases. This 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 less than one byte. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows a local attacker to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion 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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