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

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
google
CWE-129

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.