PT-2008-2588 · Google+1 · Android Q Sdk+1

Alfredo Ortega · Published 2008-03-06 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2008-0985

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android SDK versions m3-rc37a and earlier

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the GIF library within the WebKit framework. This can be exploited by remote attackers through a crafted GIF file, where the logical screen height and width differ from the actual height and width, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Android SDK versions m3-rc37a and earlier, update to a version later than m3-rc37a to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0985

Affected Products

Android Q Sdk

Webkit

References · 8

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/28005 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/31307 · Exploit
• http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0985 · Security Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3727 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40998 · Note