Google Android memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-5827. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WLAN while processing an extscan hotlist event.

The bug was discovered 04/10/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/17/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5827 since 01/19/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 37 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries VDB-110308, VDB-115655, VDB-115629 and VDB-115630 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: source.codeaurora.org

Timelineinfo

01/19/2018 🔍
04/10/2018 +81 days 🔍
05/17/2018 +36 days 🔍
05/17/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/14/2023 +1761 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-5827 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117967
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2018 09:02
Updated: 03/14/2023 09:40
Changes: 05/18/2018 09:02 (58), 02/07/2020 10:17 (2), 03/14/2023 09:40 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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