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CVE-2017-15831 (GCVE-0-2017-15831)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-03-16 22:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:22
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Summary
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the function wma_ndp_end_indication_event_handler(), there is no input validation check on a event_info value coming from firmware, which can cause an integer overflow and then leads to potential heap overwrite.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2018-03-05 00:00
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