CVE-2017-14872
While flashing a meta image, a buffer over-read can potentially occur when the number of images are out of the maximum range of 32 in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
While flashing a meta image, a buffer over-read can potentially occur when the number of images are out of the maximum range of 32 in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 6th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- product-security@qualcomm.com
EPSS 0.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01#qualcomm-componentsPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=1daa83baa41d1e6291e89f69e6487695b6890c01Patch
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01#qualcomm-componentsPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=1daa83baa41d1e6291e89f69e6487695b6890c01Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.