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CVE-2018-9416: Google Android: Privilege escalation
CVE-2018-9416 is rated critical with a CVSS v4.0 base score of 10.0 and NVD lists Google Android as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
In sg_remove_scat of scsi/sg.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to an unusual root cause. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v4.0 10.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Attack requirements: None. No deployment or execution conditions are needed.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Confidentiality impact (vulnerable system): High. Total loss of confidentiality.
- Integrity impact (vulnerable system): High. Total loss of integrity.
- Availability impact (vulnerable system): High. Total loss of availability.
- Confidentiality impact (subsequent systems): High. Total loss of confidentiality on other systems.
- Integrity impact (subsequent systems): High. Total loss of integrity on other systems.
- Availability impact (subsequent systems): High. Total loss of availability of other systems.
Underlying weakness
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected products
- Google Android: all versions listed by NVD