{"id":"CVE-2017-15835","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-15835","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T03:50:26.102Z","title":"In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, While processing the RIC Data Descriptor IE in an artificially crafted 802.11 frame with IE length more than 255, an infinite loop may potentially…","description":"In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, While processing the RIC Data Descriptor IE in an artificially crafted 802.11 frame with IE length more than 255, an infinite loop may potentially occur resulting in a denial of service.","published":"2018-12-07T14:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:08:21.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@qualcomm.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-835"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00222,"percentile":0.12772,"date":"2026-10-28","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-11-01#qualcomm-components","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@qualcomm.com"},{"url":"https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@qualcomm.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-11-01#qualcomm-components","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15835","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}