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CVE-2017-15835

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.5)—
Severity6.5Medium · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability0.22 %higher than 12% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, While processing the RIC Data Descriptor IE in an artificially crafted 802.11 frame with IE length more than 255, an infinite loop may potentially occur resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS

Base score
6.5
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.22 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
12
Score date
10/21/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

CWEs

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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