CVE-2017-15845 describes a vulnerability in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android, specifically in all Android releases from CAF utilizing the Linux kernel. An attacker could exploit this by providing a negative firmware size during WLAN calibration data storage, potentially leading to a memory leak or buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this local attack requires low privileges and no user interaction, but could result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently 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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