CVE-2017-10996 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-10996?

CVE-2017-10996 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2017-10996?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android.

Vulnerability Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, out of bounds access is possible in c_show(), due to compat_hwcap_str[] not being NULL-terminated. This error is not fatal, however the device might crash/reboot with memory violation/out of bounds access.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	<= 8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01PatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-10996?

CVE-2017-10996 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, out of bounds access is possible in c_show(), due to compat_hwcap_str[] not being NULL-terminated. This error is not fat...

How severe is CVE-2017-10996?

CVE-2017-10996 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-10996?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android.