CVE-2017-15837 is a buffer over-read vulnerability affecting Qualcomm Android, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android devices utilizing the Linux kernel before the 2018-04-05 security patch. This flaw stems from an undefined policy for the NL80211_PKTPAT_OFFSET attribute, allowing for potential information disclosure. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.3), it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no user interaction, but only leads to a limited loss of confidentiality. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.