CVE-2018-9505 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A missing bounds check in Android's Bluetooth stack allows remote attackers to read sensitive memory without user interaction or privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-9505?

CVE-2018-9505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In mca_ccb_hdl_req of mca_cact.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure over Bluetooth with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-110791536

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9505?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9505?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9505 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-9505 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9505 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-36vw-x38h-vrqr.

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