PT-2016-3164 · Google+2 · Android+2

Published 2016-10-13 · Updated 2017-08-23 · CVE-2017-8255

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by an integer overflow in the Android operating system loader from the CAF repository. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel. The vulnerability affects Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02078

CVE-2017-8255

Affected Products

Android

Caf

Linux Kernel

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8255 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02078 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99465 · Note