PT-2018-5729 · Mozilla+2 · Firefox Os+2

Published 2018-01-10 · Updated 2018-01-26 · CVE-2017-14873

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android for MSM (affected versions not specified) Firefox OS for MSM (affected versions not specified) QRD Android (affected versions not specified)

Description: A kernel memory overwrite can potentially occur in the pp pgc get config() graphics driver function. This issue affects Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel.

Recommendations: For Android for MSM, consider restricting access to the pp pgc get config() function until a patch is available. For Firefox OS for MSM, restrict access to the pp pgc get config() function to minimize the risk of exploitation. For QRD Android, avoid using the pp pgc get config() function in sensitive operations until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-14873

Affected Products

Android

Firefox Os

Qrd Android

References · 2

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14873 · Security Note