CVE-2017-9689
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, a specially-crafted HDMI CEC message can be used to cause stack memory corruption.
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, a specially-crafted HDMI CEC message can be used to cause stack memory corruption.
- Record
CVE-2017-9689- 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, a specially-crafted HDMI CEC message can be used to cause stack memory corruption.
- Record
CVE-2017-9689- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18620 No score
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a specially-crafted HDMI CEC message can be used to cause stack memory corruption.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18620- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6c4-g32j-952q
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, a specially-crafted HDMI CEC message can be used to cause stack memory corruption.
- Record
GHSA-f6c4-g32j-952q- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9689
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a specially-crafted HDMI CEC message can be used to cause stack memory corruption.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9689- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-9689 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 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9689
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f6c4-g32j-952q
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9689
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/hardware/qcom/display/commit?id=1583ea20412c1e9abb8c7ce2a916ad955f689530
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9689