CVE-2017-14873
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the...
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the pp_pgc_get_config() graphics driver function, a kernel memory overwrite can potentially occur.
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 Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the pp_pgc_get_config() graphics driver function, a kernel memory overwrite can potentially occur.
- Record
CVE-2017-14873- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the pp_pgc_get_config() graphics driver function, a kernel memory overwrite can potentially occur.
- Record
CVE-2017-14873- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6351 No score
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the pp_pgc_get_config() graphics driver function, a kernel memory overwrite can potentially occur.
- Record
EUVD-2017-6351- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-49hv-cqc6-cqg3
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the...
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the pp_pgc_get_config() graphics driver function, a kernel memory overwrite can potentially occur.
- Record
GHSA-49hv-cqc6-cqg3- 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-119
- 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-2017-14873 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published January 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.