PT-2017-5796
CVE-2014-0997
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Published
2017-09-25
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Updated
2018-10-09
Description by
CVSS 2.0
5.0
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Android versions prior to 5.0.1
Android versions prior to 5.0.2
Android 4.4.4
Android 4.2.2
Android 4.1.2
Description:
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a device reboot, via a crafted 802.11 probe response frame. This is due to improper exception handling in WiFiMonitor.
Recommendations:
For Android 4.4.4, update to a version newer than 5.0.1 to resolve the issue.
For Android 4.2.2, update to a version newer than 5.0.1 to resolve the issue.
For Android 4.1.2, update to a version newer than 5.0.1 to resolve the issue.
For versions prior to 5.0.1 and 5.0.2, update to version 5.0.1 or newer to resolve the issue.
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