CVE-2017-14916 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, buffer sizes in the message passing interface are not properly validated.

Published: 2017-12-05

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6394	In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, buffer sizes in the message passing interface are not properly validated.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00726.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102072
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: qualcomm

Published: 2017-12-05T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:36:05.307Z

Reserved: 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14916

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-05T19:29:00.633

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:06:58.433

Link: CVE-2017-14916

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android", "vendor": "Qualcomm, Inc.", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel"}]}], "datePublic": "2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, buffer sizes in the message passing interface are not properly validated."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input in Secure Processor", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-12-07T10:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "2cfc7d3e-20d3-47ac-8db7-1b7285aff15f", "shortName": "qualcomm"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01"}, {"name": "102072", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102072"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "product-security@qualcomm.com", "DATE_PUBLIC": "2017-12-04T00:00:00", "ID": "CVE-2017-14916", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "Qualcomm, Inc."}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, buffer sizes in the message passing interface are not properly validated."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input in Secure Processor"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01"}, {"name": "102072", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102072"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T19:42:22.168Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01"}, {"name": "102072", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102072"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "2cfc7d3e-20d3-47ac-8db7-1b7285aff15f", "assignerShortName": "qualcomm", "cveId": "CVE-2017-14916", "datePublished": "2017-12-05T19:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-17T00:36:05.307Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android", "vendor": "Qualcomm, Inc.", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel"}]}], "source": "product-security@qualcomm.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F8B9FEC8-73B6-43B8-B24E-1F7C20D91D26", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, buffer sizes in the message passing interface are not properly validated."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM y QRD Android, con todas las distribuciones de Android de CAF que utilizan el kernel de Linux, no se validan correctamente los tama\u00f1os de b\u00fafer en la interfaz de paso de mensajes."}], "id": "CVE-2017-14916", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:06:58.433", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": true, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 10.0, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2017-12-05T19:29:00.633", "references": [{"source": "product-security@qualcomm.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102072"}, {"source": "product-security@qualcomm.com", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102072"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01"}], "sourceIdentifier": "product-security@qualcomm.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-119"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}