Google Android WMA NDP Event Handler Function out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WMA NDP Event Handler Function. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-11297. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component WMA NDP Event Handler Function. 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 all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, a buffer over-read can occur In the WMA NDP event handler functions due to lack of validation of input value event_info which is received from FW.

The bug was discovered 09/05/2018. The weakness was shared 09/18/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-11297 since 05/18/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries VDB-124170, VDB-124172, VDB-124175 and VDB-124178 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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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.android.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-11297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124184
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2018 06:49
Updated: 05/16/2023 19:08
Changes: 09/19/2018 06:49 (59), 03/24/2020 19:42 (2), 05/16/2023 19:08 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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