Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-3582
Published: June 12, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37047
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-2018-3582
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.
Buffer overflow can occur due to improper input validation in multiple WMA event handler functions in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3582
Install update from vendor's website.