Google Android Fastboot memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Fastboot. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-5854. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Fastboot. 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 fastboot, a stack-based buffer overflow can occur in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel.

The bug was discovered 06/04/2018. The weakness was presented 06/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at codeaurora.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5854 since 01/19/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

See VDB-119594, VDB-119598, VDB-119614 and VDB-119615 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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01/19/2018 🔍
06/04/2018 +136 days 🔍
06/15/2018 +10 days 🔍
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02/19/2020 +614 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: codeaurora.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-5854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119593
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/15/2018 23:02
Updated: 02/19/2020 19:17
Changes: 06/15/2018 23:02 (59), 02/19/2020 19:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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