CVE-2017-8260
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a type...
CVE-2017-8260 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published August 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.57%EPSS, 47th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a type downcast, a value may improperly pass validation and cause an out of bounds write later.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a type downcast, a value may improperly pass validation and cause an out of bounds write later.
- Record
CVE-2017-8260- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a type downcast, a value may improperly pass validation and cause an out of bounds write later.
- Record
CVE-2017-8260- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17222No score
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a type downcast, a value may improperly pass validation and cause an out of bounds write later.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17222- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chh2-2gx3-j9g5
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a type...
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a type downcast, a value may improperly pass validation and cause an out of bounds write later.
- Record
GHSA-chh2-2gx3-j9g5- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.