CVE-2018-11278 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A missing bounds check in the Venus hardware decoder allows attackers to cause a page fault and denial of service via crafted bit streams.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-11278?
CVE-2018-11278 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Venus HW searches for start code when decoding input bit stream buffers. If start code is not found in entire buffer, there is over-fetch beyond allocation length. This leads to page fault.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-11278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjwv-9v54-84jw.