VDB-124250 · CVE-2018-11895 · BID 107770

Google Android WLAN memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WLAN. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-11895. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component WLAN. 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. CVE summarizes:

In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, improper length check Validation in WLAN function can lead to driver writes the default rsn capabilities to the memory not allocated to the frame.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2018. The weakness was published 09/19/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at source.codeaurora.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-11895 since 06/07/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/17/2023). 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 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Similar entries are available at VDB-124254, VDB-124253, VDB-124252 and VDB-124251. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

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: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

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

06/07/2018 🔍
09/04/2018 +89 days 🔍
09/19/2018 +14 days 🔍
09/19/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/20/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/17/2023 +1700 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

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

CVE: CVE-2018-11895 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11895
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124250
SecurityFocus: 107770

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

Created: 09/20/2018 08:13
Updated: 05/17/2023 09:30
Changes: 09/20/2018 08:13 (59), 03/25/2020 10:54 (2), 05/17/2023 09:30 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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