CVE-2017-18159

In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD...

7.8 High

In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, while processing a StrHwPlatform with length smaller than EFICHIPINFO_MAX_ID_LENGTH, an array out of bounds access may 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

0.24%Down 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-18159
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-18159
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-9294 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-9294
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrp8-8j9r-pxg2 7.8

In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD...

Record: GHSA-rrp8-8j9r-pxg2
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS: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

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-18159 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published July 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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