CVE-2017-9712 is a buffer over-read vulnerability affecting Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel. It occurs when userspace provides an excessively large Information Element (IE) length in the wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_ie function. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and could lead to high confidentiality impact. 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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