Google Android Qualcomm WLANQCMBR_McProcessMsg data_len memory corruption
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function WLANQCMBR_McProcessMsg
of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation of the argument data_len
as part of a Variable leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to lack of bounds checking on the variable "data_len" from the function WLANQCMBR_McProcessMsg, a buffer overflow may potentially occur in WLANFTM_McProcessMsg.
The bug was discovered 02/05/2018. The weakness was shared 02/23/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-14884 since 09/28/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/08/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
The entries 110812, 111173, 112858 and 112859 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Timeline
09/28/2017 🔍02/05/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-14884 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 102974 - Google Android Multiple Qualcomm Components Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 02/24/2018 09:12Updated: 01/08/2020 08:20
Changes: 02/24/2018 09:12 (64), 01/08/2020 08:20 (4)
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