VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-11079

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-01-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing sparse image, uninitialized heap memory can potentially be flashed due to the lack of validation of sparse image block header size.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references