Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-11863
Published: September 18, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36681
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11863
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, lack of check of input received from firmware to calculate the length of WMA roam synch buffer can lead to buffer overwrite during memcpy.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11863
Install update from vendor's website.