Vulnerability in Android Open Source Project

CVE-2018-5383

Bluetooth firmware or operating system software drivers in macOS versions before 10.13, High Sierra and iOS versions before 11.4, and Android versions before the 2018-06-05 patch may not sufficiently validate elliptic curve parameters used to generate public keys during a Diffie-Hellman key exchange, which may allow a remote attacker to obtain the encryption key used by the device.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cret@cert.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
  • cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5383?
CVE-2018-5383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Android Open Source Project, classified under Missing Cryptographic Step. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-5383?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5383 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.