CVE-2017-18069 — In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, improper message length calculation in oem_cmd_handler() while processing a WLAN_NL_MSG_OEM netlink message leads to buffer overread

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HIGH

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, improper message length calculation in oem_cmd_handler() while processing a WLAN_NL_MSG_OEM netlink message leads to buffer overread

Published Mar 15, 2018

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.58%

Description

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, improper message length calculation in oem_cmd_handler() while processing a WLAN_NL_MSG_OEM netlink message leads to buffer overread.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.58% 0.00583

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00583

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	0.58% (0.00583)	45.91th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.58% (0.00583)	46.54th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.08% (0.00083)	35.77th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 3, 2023	0.08% (0.00083)	34.13th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.10% (0.00098)	39.17th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.26% (0.00258)	2.22th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.26% (0.00258)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

References (2)

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

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

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner qualcomm

Published Mar 15, 2018

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Jan 22, 2018

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-18069

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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