CVE-2017-11078
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the...
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing the boot image header, an out of bounds read can occur in boot.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing the boot image header, an out of bounds read can occur in boot.
- Record
CVE-2017-11078- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing the boot image header, an out of bounds read can occur in boot.
- Record
CVE-2017-11078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-2715 No score
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing the boot image header, an out of bounds read can occur in boot.
- Record
EUVD-2017-2715- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jwh9-p9pj-g4pf
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the...
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing the boot image header, an out of bounds read can occur in boot.
- Record
GHSA-jwh9-p9pj-g4pf- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-11078 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published November 27, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.