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CVE-2018-11298 — In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from

In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing SET_PASSPOINT_LIST vendor command HDD does not make sure that the realm string that gets passed by upper-layer is NULL terminated. This may lead to buffer

CVSS
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EPSS
0.03% (top 92.30%)
CWE
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Published
2018-09-18T18:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T08:01:52.914Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing SET_PASSPOINT_LIST vendor command HDD does not make sure that the realm string that gets passed by upper-layer is NULL terminated. This may lead to buffer overflow as strlen is used to get realm string length to construct the PASSPOINT WMA command.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Qualcomm, Inc.Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD AndroidAll Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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