CVE-2018-21066 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in a Samsung mobile Trustlet allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-21066?
CVE-2018-21066 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) (Exynos or MediaTek chipsets) software. There is a buffer overflow in a Trustlet that can cause memory corruption. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11599 (July 2018).
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21066?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-21066?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21066 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-2018-21066 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21066 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pgfq-x4jp-89qx.