VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8260
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a type downcast, a value may improperly pass validation and cause an out of bounds write later.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a type downcast, a value may improperly pass validation and cause an out of bounds write later.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-787
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- product-security@qualcomm.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/blob/master/CVE-2017-8260.c
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/blob/master/CVE-2017-8260.c
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.