VDB-124181 · CVE-2018-11294 · BID 107770

Google Android WLAN input validation

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7.8$5k-$25k0.00

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component WLAN Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, WLAN handler indication from the firmware gets the information for 4 access categories. While processing this information only the first 3 AC information is copied due to the improper conditional logic used to compare with the max number of categories.

The bug was discovered 09/05/2018. The weakness was released 09/18/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.codeaurora.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-11294 since 05/18/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2023). 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 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 124185, 124184, 124183 and 124182.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: source.codeaurora.org

Timelineinfo

05/18/2018 🔍
09/05/2018 +110 days 🔍
09/18/2018 +12 days 🔍
09/18/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/19/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2023 +1700 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.codeaurora.org
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-11294 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 107770

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2018 06:48 AM
Updated: 05/16/2023 06:45 PM
Changes: 09/19/2018 06:48 AM (59), 03/24/2020 07:18 PM (2), 05/16/2023 06:45 PM (5)
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