CVE-2017-15832
Buffer overwrite due to improper input validation in WLAN host
Buffer overwrite in the WLAN host driver by leveraging a compromised WLAN FW
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Buffer overwrite due to improper input validation in WLAN host
Buffer overwrite in the WLAN host driver by leveraging a compromised WLAN FW
- Record
CVE-2017-15832- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7254
Buffer overwrite in the WLAN host driver by leveraging a compromised WLAN FW
- Record
EUVD-2017-7254- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9fw-pjxp-5fgx
Buffer overwrite in the WLAN host driver by leveraging a compromised WLAN FW
Buffer overwrite in the WLAN host driver by leveraging a compromised WLAN FW
- Record
GHSA-w9fw-pjxp-5fgx- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Buffer overwrite in the WLAN host driver by leveraging a compromised WLAN FW
- Record
CVE-2017-15832- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15832 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published November 26, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.