VDB-124193 · CVE-2018-11826 · BID 107770

Google Android WLAN ext scan memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WLAN ext scan Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-11826. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WLAN ext scan Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. 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, lack of check on integer overflow while calculating memory can lead to Buffer overflow in WLAN ext scan handler.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2018. The weakness was presented 09/18/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.codeaurora.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-11826 since 06/07/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. 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 $0-$5k 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 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

See VDB-124197, VDB-124196, VDB-124195 and VDB-124194 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: source.codeaurora.org

Timelineinfo

06/07/2018 🔍
09/04/2018 +89 days 🔍
09/18/2018 +13 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
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CVE: CVE-2018-11826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124193
SecurityFocus: 107770

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

Created: 09/19/2018 06:52
Updated: 05/16/2023 20:02
Changes: 09/19/2018 06:52 (59), 03/24/2020 20:40 (2), 05/16/2023 20:02 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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