CVE-2017-9712

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the...

7.5 High

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, if userspace provides a too-large IE length in wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_ie, a buffer over-read occurs.

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: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.56%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2017-9712
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-9712
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-18643 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-18643
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fvcr-vj9x-7m4p 7.5

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the...

Record: GHSA-fvcr-vj9x-7m4p
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9712 7.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9712
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2017-9712 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.