CVE-2018-9483
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

In bta_dm_remove_sec_dev_entry of bta_dm_act.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a use after free vulnerability (CVE-2018-9483). This vulnerability affects Android versions 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0, and could lead to remote information disclosure over bluetooth with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation (Android Bulletin).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Information Disclosure (ID) issue with High severity. It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-416 (Use After Free) and CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability could enable a remote attacker to access sensitive information over Bluetooth without requiring any user interaction or additional execution privileges. The high confidentiality impact rating indicates that the vulnerability could lead to significant information disclosure (Android Bulletin, NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no privileges or user interaction to exploit. The attack vector is adjacent, meaning the attacker needs to be within the Bluetooth range of the target device to execute the attack (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Google released patches for this vulnerability as part of the September 2018 Android Security Bulletin. The fix is included in the security patch levels 2018-09-01 or later. Users are advised to update their Android devices to the latest security patch level to address this vulnerability (Android Bulletin).

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