CVE-2018-14856

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in dhd_bus_flow_ring_create_response in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_pcie.c in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F G920FXXU5EQH7 allow an attacker (who has obtained code execution on the Wi-Fi) chip to cause the device driver to perform invalid memory accesses. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11785.

Category

6.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory kuleuven.be
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/securesystemslab/periscope/blob/master/bugs-found/CVE-2018-14854_CVE-2018-14855_CVE-2018-14856.md third party advisory exploit
https://people.cs.kuleuven.be/~stijn.volckaert/papers/2019_NDSS_PeriScope.pdf exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14856?
CVE-2018-14856 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14856?
To fix CVE-2018-14856, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14856 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14856 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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