Google Android 8/8.1/9 Bluetooth Service bta_hd_act.cc bta_hd_get_report_act out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android 8/8.1/9. Affected is the function bta_hd_get_report_act of the file bta_hd_act.cc of the component Bluetooth Service. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-9480. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 8/8.1/9. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bta_hd_get_report_act of the file bta_hd_act.cc of the component Bluetooth Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In bta_hd_get_report_act of bta_hd_act.cc, there is a possible out-of-bounds read due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote information disclosure in the Bluetooth service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-9480 since 04/05/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/19/2024).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/05/2018 🔍
11/20/2024 +2421 days 🔍
11/20/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/19/2024 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-9480 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9480
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-285559
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/20/2024 19:54
Updated: 12/19/2024 00:46
Changes: 11/20/2024 19:54 (58), 12/19/2024 00:46 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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