CVE-2017-9714
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, an out of bound memory access may happen in limCheckRxRSNIeMatch in case incorrect RSNIE is received from the client in assoc request.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, an out of bound memory access may happen in limCheckRxRSNIeMatch in case incorrect RSNIE is received from the client in assoc request.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.16% probability · 5th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101117Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-10-01Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101117Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-10-01Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.