Analysis Summary

CVE-2018-9478 CVSS:9.8

Google Android could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds write in process_service_attr_req and process_service_search_attr_req of sdp_server.cc. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVE-2018-9477 CVSS:7.8

Google Android could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a missing permission check in development options section of the Settings app. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

CVE-2018-9472 CVSS:8.8

Google Android could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds write in xmlMemStrdupLoc of xmlmemory.c. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVE-2018-9471 CVSS:8.4

Google Android could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a type confusion in deserialization constructor of NanoAppFilter.java. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

CVE-2018-9470 CVSS:8.8

Google Android could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds write in bff_Scanner_addOutPos of Scanner.c. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

Impact

• Privilege Escalation
• Code Execution

Indicators of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2018-9478
• CVE-2018-9477
• CVE-2018-9472
• CVE-2018-9471
• CVE-2018-9470

Affected Vendors

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Android, available from the Google Website.

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