Google Android Linux Kernel wma_wow_wakeup_host_event out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function wma_wow_wakeup_host_event of the component Linux Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The bug was discovered 03/07/2018. The weakness was shared 03/16/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-18058 since 01/22/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/22/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries 114374, 114376, 114377 and 114686 are related to this item.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Patch: source.codeaurora.org

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01/22/2018 🔍
03/07/2018 +44 days 🔍
03/16/2018 +9 days 🔍
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03/17/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/22/2023 +1803 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
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CVE: CVE-2017-18058 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 03/17/2018 11:53
Updated: 02/22/2023 09:37
Changes: 03/17/2018 11:53 (60), 01/14/2020 14:57 (2), 02/22/2023 09:37 (4)
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