Out-of-bounds write in Google, Google Android

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU34524

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18644

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.1), M(6.x), and N(7.x) software. There is a muic_set_reg_sel heap-based buffer overflow during the reading of MUIC register values. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10011 (December 2017).

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: 5.1 - 7.1.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.