CVE-2017-15835
MEDIUMAndroid - Denial of Service via Malformed 802.11 Frame Processing
Title source: llmDescription
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, While processing the RIC Data Descriptor IE in an artificially crafted 802.11 frame with IE length more than 255, an infinite loop may potentially occur resulting in a denial of service.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-11-01#qualcomm-components
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
12.6%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (1)
google/android
Published
Dec 07, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026