CVE-2017-14890
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from...
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in the processing of an SWBA event, the vdev_map value is not properly validated leading to a potential buffer overwrite in function wma_send_bcn_buf_ll().
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in the processing of an SWBA event, the vdev_map value is not properly validated leading to a potential buffer overwrite in function wma_send_bcn_buf_ll().
- Record
CVE-2017-14890- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in the processing of an SWBA event, the vdev_map value is not properly validated leading to a potential buffer overwrite in function wma_send_bcn_buf_ll().
- Record
CVE-2017-14890- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6368 No score
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in the processing of an SWBA event, the vdev_map value is not properly validated leading to a potential buffer overwrite in function wma_send_bcn_buf_ll().
- Record
EUVD-2017-6368- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m23h-f43r-394q
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from...
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in the processing of an SWBA event, the vdev_map value is not properly validated leading to a potential buffer overwrite in function wma_send_bcn_buf_ll().
- Record
GHSA-m23h-f43r-394q- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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-2017-14890 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Google Android, published April 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.