Google Android MTK WMT Device Driver WMT_unlocked_ioctl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function WMT_unlocked_ioctl of the component MTK WMT Device Driver. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-9397. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android (unknown version). This issue affects the function WMT_unlocked_ioctl of the component MTK WMT Device Driver. 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 WMT_unlocked_ioctl of MTK WMT device driver, there is a possible OOB write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-9397 since 04/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k 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: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

04/05/2018 🔍
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12/19/2024 +14 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-9397 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286949
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2024 07:14
Updated: 12/19/2024 19:44
Changes: 12/05/2024 07:14 (56), 12/19/2024 19:44 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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