Out-of-bounds read in Google Android - CVE-2017-18058

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Out-of-bounds read in Google Android - CVE-2017-18058

Published: March 16, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37408
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18058
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, improper input validation for wow_buf_pkt_len in wma_wow_wakeup_host_event() which is received from firmware leads to potential out of bounds memory read.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-18058

Install update from vendor's website.

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