Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-15844 - Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Google Android
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing the function for writing device values into flash, uninitialized memory can be written to flash.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overread Buffers An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.
References
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/?id=19622514c69e798d91e7908090b3d79dfdb14715
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/?id=19622514c69e798d91e7908090b3d79dfdb14715
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin