VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-11898
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing start bss request from upper layer, out of bounds read occurs if ssid length is greater than maximum.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.20%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing start bss request from upper layer, out of bounds read occurs if ssid length is greater than maximum.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- product-security@qualcomm.com
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01#qualcomm-componentsPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=dc657f502adb3038784b7488d2f183ed31b6aac3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01#qualcomm-componentsPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=dc657f502adb3038784b7488d2f183ed31b6aac3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.