Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Qualcomm Android Video Driver
CVE-2017-9678

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Qualcomm
Status
All Qualcomm Products
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 August 2017

Summary

A potential memory corruption vulnerability exists in the video driver of Qualcomm's Android products. This issue arises from inadequate bounds checking in the memcpy() function, which could allow an attacker to exploit the vulnerability, leading to unintended behavior in the system. Users are recommended to ensure their devices are updated to mitigate the associated risks.

Affected Version(s)

All Qualcomm products All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100213
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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