PT-2017-19132

CVE-2017-9718

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Published

2017-12-05

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Updated

2017-12-15

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CVSS 2.0
4.4
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:M/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 race condition in a multimedia driver can potentially lead to a buffer overwrite. This issue affects Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel.
Recommendations For Android for MSM, consider disabling the multimedia driver as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For Firefox OS for MSM, restrict access to the multimedia module to minimize the risk of exploitation. For QRD Android, avoid using the vulnerable multimedia functionality until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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