PT-2017-19135

CVE-2017-9721

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Published

2017-11-16

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Updated

2017-11-30

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CVSS 2.0
4.6
Medium
MetricsAV: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 buffer overflow issue exists in the boot loader while parsing the splash image, potentially affecting various Android releases that utilize the Linux kernel.
Recommendations For Android for MSM, update the boot loader to a version that fixes the buffer overflow issue. For Firefox OS for MSM, update the boot loader to a version that fixes the buffer overflow issue. For QRD Android, update the boot loader to a version that fixes the buffer overflow issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the splash image parsing functionality in the boot loader until a patch is available.
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