CVE-2017-18281 json
A bool variable in Video function, which gets typecasted to int before being read could result in an out of bound read access in all Androi…
published 2018-10-29 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9408
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A bool variable in Video function, which gets typecasted to int before being read could result in an out of bound read access in all Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
-
codeaurora.org
/security-bulletin/2018/10/01/october-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
patch, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1041432
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-18281
- NVD CVE-2017-18281
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