Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-3562
Published: June 6, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37074
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3562
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Buffer over -read can occur while processing a FILS authentication frame in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3562
Install update from vendor's website.