SB2018060622 - Buffer overflow in Google, Google Android
Published: June 6, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018060622
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3578)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Type mismatch for ie_len can cause the WLAN driver to allocate less memory on the heap due to implicit casting leading to a heap buffer overflow in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.