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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Android 8/8.1/9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bta_hd_set_report_act of the file bta_hd_act.cc of the component Bluetooth Service. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-9481. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 8/8.1/9. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function bta_hd_set_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. 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. CVE summarizes:

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

The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-9481 since 04/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/19/2024).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.2
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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-2018-9481 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9481
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-285560
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/20/2024 19:55
Updated: 12/19/2024 00:46
Changes: 11/20/2024 19:55 (58), 12/06/2024 01:56 (12), 12/19/2024 00:46 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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