Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2018-11280
Published: September 18, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36657
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11280
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing user-space there is no size validation of the NAT entry input. If the user input size of the NAT entry is greater than the max allowed size, memory exhaustion will occur.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11280
Install update from vendor's website.