CVE-2018-5843

HIGH

Android - Buffer Overflow in wma_pdev_div_info_evt_handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the function wma_pdev_div_info_evt_handler() in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel, there is no upper bound check on the value event->num_chains_valid received from firmware which can lead to a buffer overwrite of the fixed size chain_rssi_result structure.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 6.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
google/android
Published Jun 12, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026