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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-5855
Android-CAF-Linux-Kernel-WMI-Buffer-Overwrite
Description

While padding or shrinking a nested wmi packet in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, a buffer over-read can potentially occur.

INFO

Published Date :

July 6, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-5855 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-2018-5855 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 Google android

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).

This project contains pocs and exploits for vulneribilities I found (mostly)

Makefile C Assembly Python Shell HTML CMake Batchfile Meson Roff

Updated: 4 days, 11 hours ago
743 stars 200 fork 200 watcher
Born at : Sept. 7, 2016, 12:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 142 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-5855 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-5855 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-119 CWE-125
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107770 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=61f4a467177afc23bdc1944ec61e52bed156c104 No Types Assigned https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=61f4a467177afc23bdc1944ec61e52bed156c104 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01 No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin No Types Assigned https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5855 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.26 }} 0.01%

score

0.63355

percentile

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