CVE-2017-9722

high

Description

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, when updating custom EDID (hdmi_tx_sysfs_wta_edid), if edid_size, which is controlled by userspace, is too large, a buffer overflow occurs.

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-12-05

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High