Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-8251 - Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Google Android

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL

Summary

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in functions msm_isp_check_stream_cfg_cmd & msm_isp_stats_update_cgc_override, 'stream_cfg_cmd->num_streams' is not checked, and could overflow the array stream_cfg_cmd->stream_handle.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.