Google Android HTC reboot_block Driver reboot_block_command stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android. Impacted is the function reboot_block_command of the component HTC reboot_block Driver. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-9386. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function reboot_block_command of the component HTC reboot_block Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In reboot_block_command of htc reboot_block driver, there is a possible stack buffer overflow 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 for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-9386 since 04/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/19/2024).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/05/2018 🔍
12/06/2024 +2437 days 🔍
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12/19/2024 +13 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-9386 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9386
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287072
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2024 04:55
Updated: 12/19/2024 18:09
Changes: 12/06/2024 04:55 (56), 12/07/2024 02:00 (11), 12/19/2024 18:09 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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