7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-5848
Android CAF WMI Set Interface Element Length Stack Overflow Vulnerability
Description

In the function wmi_set_ie(), the length validation code does not handle unsigned integer overflow properly. As a result, a large value of the 'ie_len' argument can cause a buffer overflow in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 2, 2019, 3:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-5848 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5848 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat virtualization_host
1 Google android
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-5848.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01 Vendor Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2 Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Samsung security patch description

Updated: 5 years, 11 months ago
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Born at : Oct. 14, 2018, 12:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 339 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-5848 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-5848 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01 Third Party Advisory https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2 No Types Assigned https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01 [Third Party Advisory]
    Added CWE CWE-190
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.02%

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