Medium severity · published Feb 11, 2019
CVE-2018-12006
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Users with no extra privileges can potentially access leaked data due to…
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Users with no extra privileges can potentially access leaked data due to uninitialized padding present in display function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AF
Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android · Qualcomm, Inc.
All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12006
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12006
Patch
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2019/01/07/january-2019-code-aurora-security-bulletin
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