CVE-2018-11963 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer overread in the camera JPEG driver allows attackers to read sensitive memory or cause a denial of service.
- 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-2018-11963?
CVE-2018-11963 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 20 Dec 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, Buffer overread may occur due to non-null terminated strings while processing vsprintf in camera jpeg driver.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11963?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11963?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11963 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-2018-11963 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11963 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vgw-p3fg-cj52.