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CVE-2017-18059

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—
Severity7.5High · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability0.52 %higher than 44% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, improper input validation for vdev id in wma_scan_event_callback(), which is received from firmware, leads to potential out of bounds memory read.

CVSS

Base score
7.5
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.52 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
44
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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