PT-2018-17204 · Mozilla+2 · Firefox Os+2

Published 2018-07-06 · Updated 2018-08-27 · CVE-2018-5872

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.3

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions prior to security patch level 2018-07-05

Description: The issue arises when parsing over-the-air information elements in Android releases that utilize the Linux kernel, specifically those from CAF, including Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android. The problem occurs due to the use of an out-of-range pointer offset.

Recommendations: For Android versions prior to the security patch level 2018-07-05, apply the security patch to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5872

Affected Products

Android

Firefox Os

Linux Kernel

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5872 · Security Note
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=7d65c1b32df795d4e95cdf2cfb624126f5125220 · Patch
• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin · Patch
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01 · Vendor Advisory