CVE-2017-9693

Description

The length of attribute value for STA_EXT_CAPABILITY in __wlan_hdd_change_station in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-06-06 being less than the actual lenth of StaParams.extn_capability results in a read for extra bytes when a memcpy is done from params->ext_capab to StaParams.extn_capability using the sizeof(StaParams.extn_capability).

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory codeaurora.org Third-Party Advisory codeaurora.org
Affected: Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2017/10/20/october-2017-v1 third party advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=05a5abb21e4d97001f77d344444a3ec2f9c275f9 third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100210 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9693?
CVE-2017-9693 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9693?
To fix CVE-2017-9693, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-9693 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9693 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-9693?
CVE-2017-9693 affects Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android.
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