CVE-2017-9607

7.0 HIGH
Published: September 20, 2017 Modified: June 05, 2026
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Description

The BL1 FWU SMC handling code in ARM Trusted Firmware before 1.4 might allow attackers to write arbitrary data to secure memory, bypass the bl1_plat_mem_check protection mechanism, cause a denial of service, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted AArch32 image, which triggers an integer overflow.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware/blob/v1.4/docs/change-log.rst#new-features
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware/blob/v1.4/docs/change-log.rst#new-features
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware/wiki/ARM-Trusted-Firmware-Security-Advisory-TFV-4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
52th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

trustedfirmware