CVE-2017-15817

HIGH

Android - Denial of Service via Oversized Challenge Text in Wi-Fi Authentication

Title source: llm

Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, when an access point sends a challenge text greater than 128 bytes, the host driver is unable to validate this potentially leading to authentication failure.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102974

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0087

EPSS Percentile 54.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (1)

google/android

Published Feb 23, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026