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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2017-14879 json

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, by calling an IPA ioctl and…

published 2018-01-10 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6357

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, by calling an IPA ioctl and searching for routing/filer/hdr rule handle from ipa_idr pointer using ipa_idr_find() function, the wrong structure pointer can be returned resulting in a slab out of bound access in the IPA driver.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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