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CVE-2017-9721

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability0.14 %higher than 3% 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, in the boot loader, a buffer overflow can occur while parsing the splash image.

CVSS

Base score
7.8
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.14 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
3
Score date
10/22/2026

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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