Buffer overflow in Samsung Galaxy S6
CVE-2018-14852
Out-of-bounds array access in dhd_rx_frame in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_linux.c in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F G920FXXU5EQH7 allows an attacker (who has obtained code execution on the Wi-Fi chip) to cause invalid accesses to operating system memory due to improper validation of the network interface index provided by the Wi-Fi chip's firmware.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Samsung Galaxy S6
- Samsung Galaxy S6 Firmware — versions g920fxxu5eqh7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/securesystemslab/periscope/blob/master/bugs-found/CVE-2018-14852.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- people.cs.kuleuven.be/~stijn.volckaert/papers/2019_NDSS_PeriScope.pdf (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14852?
- CVE-2018-14852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy S6, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14852?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.