Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android up to 8.1. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is the function process_l2cap_cmd of the file l2c_main.cc. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-9361. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android up to 8.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects the function process_l2cap_cmd of the file l2c_main.cc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In process_l2cap_cmd of l2c_main.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-74202041.

The bug was discovered 07/24/2018. The weakness was published 11/06/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-9361 since 04/05/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/10/2020). 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 105 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104461†). Similar entries are available at VDB-119220, VDB-119221, VDB-119222 and VDB-126489. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Google

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• Android

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• 6.0
• 6.0.1
• 7.0
• 7.1.1
• 7.1.2
• 8.0
• 8.1

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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