SB2017111633 - Buffer overflow in Google, Google Android
Published: November 16, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017111633
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11015)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, currently, the value of SIR_MAC_AUTH_CHALLENGE_LENGTH is set to 128 which may result in buffer overflow since the frame parser allows challenge text of length up to 253 bytes, but the driver can not handle challenge text larger than 128 bytes.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.