CVE-2017-15815

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Published Mar 15, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a potential buffer overflow can happen when processing any 802.11 MGMT frames like Auth frame in limProcessAuthFrame.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7237	In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a potential buffer overflow can happen when processing any 802.11 MGMT frames like Auth frame in limProcessAuthFrame.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.389% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103254
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-03-01
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=a5096157fd80350a0e0409e7ad96265ae60861f6

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: qualcomm
Published: Mar 15, 2018, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:04 PM
Reserved: Oct 24, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 15, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

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