CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-5861

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Published: Nov 27, 2018 | Modified: Dec 21, 2018
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, existing checks in place on partition size are incomplete and can lead to heap overwrite vulnerabilities while loading a secure application from the boot loader.

Weakness

The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Google - (including) - (including)

References