Denial of Service Vulnerability in Qualcomm Android Products
CVE-2017-15835

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Qualcomm
Status
Android For Msm, Firefox Os For Msm, Qrd Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 December 2018

What is CVE-2017-15835?

A vulnerability exists in Qualcomm's Android releases that could be exploited through a crafted 802.11 frame. When the RIC Data Descriptor Information Element with a length exceeding 255 is processed, it may trigger an infinite loop. This could potentially lead to a denial of service condition, impacting the availability of the affected Android systems.

Affected Version(s)

Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-1...
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https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/m...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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