CVE-2017-18056 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Android devices utilizing Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem (MSM) components. It stems from improper input validation in the wma_unified_bcntx_status_event_handler() function, allowing a potential out-of-bounds memory read due to a malformed vdev_id received from firmware. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires local access and low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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