7.8high
CVE-2018-3578
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 ove…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 39%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- codeaurora.org /security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- source.android.com /security/bulletin/2018-05-01 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-3578
- NVD: CVE-2018-3578
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