CRITICAL
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a potential buffer overflow can happen when processing any 802.11 MGMT frames like Auth frame in limProcessAuthFrame
Published Mar 15, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.39%
Description
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a potential buffer overflow can happen when processing any 802.11 MGMT frames like Auth frame in limProcessAuthFrame.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.39% 0.01389
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01389
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01389) | 71.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01468) | 70.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 68.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 65.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 65.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 63.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 66.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 6, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 66.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 68.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00508) | 73.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00500) | 72.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 3.22th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 3.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 6.99th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103254 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-03-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=a5096157fd80350a0e0409e7ad96265ae60861f6 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103254 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-03-01 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=a5096157fd80350a0e0409e7ad96265ae60861f6 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner qualcomm
Published Mar 15, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 24, 2017
Link CVE-2017-15815
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a