Out-of-bounds read in Google Android - CVE-2018-5887
Published: July 6, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36971
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5887
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
While processing the USB StrSerialDescriptor array, an array index out of bounds can occur in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5887
Install update from vendor's website.