A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). Affected is the function wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_privacy_ibss of the component Linux Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_privacy_ibss() in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, a buffer over-read can potentially occur.

The bug was discovered 07/02/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-5829 since 01/19/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/05/2023). 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 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries 120503, 120504, 120515 and 120523 are pretty similar.

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