CVE-2017-9723 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver (synaptics_dsx) affecting Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before June 5, 2017. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to the ability to set a stack-allocated buffer size exceeding the stack's capacity. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it requires local access and low privileges, but no user interaction. 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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