CVE-2017-18065
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, improper input validation for vent->vdev_id in wma_action_frame_filter_mac_event_handler(), which is received from firmware, leads to arbitrary code execution.
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, improper input validation for vent->vdev_id in wma_action_frame_filter_mac_event_handler(), which is received from firmware, leads to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2017-18065- 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-20
- 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, improper input validation for vent->vdev_id in wma_action_frame_filter_mac_event_handler(), which is received from firmware, leads to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2017-18065- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9204 No score
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, improper input validation for vent->vdev_id in wma_action_frame_filter_mac_event_handler(), which is received from firmware, leads to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9204- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-984x-rxr3-qf5j
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, improper input validation for vent->vdev_id in wma_action_frame_filter_mac_event_handler(), which is received from firmware, leads to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-984x-rxr3-qf5j- 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-20
- 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-2017-18065 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published March 16, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.