CVE-2017-8254 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, an audio client pointer is dereferenced before being checked if it is valid.

Published: 2017-08-18

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

All Qualcomm products

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17216	In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, an audio client pointer is dereferenced before being checked if it is valid.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00063.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: qualcomm

Published: 2017-08-18T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:36:29.403Z

Reserved: 2017-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8254

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-18T18:29:03.453

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8254

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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