CVE-2018-9481 Security Vulnerability & Exploit Details

CVE-2018-9481
Vulnerability Scoring

6.5

/10

High Risk

If left unpatched, CVE-2018-9481 could lead to major system disruptions or data loss.

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity: Low
Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
Attack Vector: Adjacent_network
Attack Vector Under Analysis
Privileges Required: None
No privileges are required for exploitation.
Scope: Unchanged
Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2018-9481 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕡 18 Dec 2024, 18:49 UTC
Originally published on: 🕕 20 Nov 2024, 18:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 28 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE-2018-9481 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2018-9481: In bta_hd_set_report_act of bta_hd_act.cc, there is a possible out-of-bounds read due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure in the Bluetooth service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2018-9481

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2018-9481 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2018-9481

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2018-9481 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2018-9481, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2018-9481, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: High
Exploiting CVE-2018-9481 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
Integrity: None
CVE-2018-9481 poses no threat to data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2018-9481 does not impact system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.042% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 5.04% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 94.96% of others.

CVE-2018-9481 References

External References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcb8bae0b289d71d18a3220be256c1dfcc4d9ab49d2d6e07d1eac7c9d@%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-92 This attack forces an integer variable to go out of range. The integer variable is often used as an offset such as size of memory allocation or similarly. The attacker would typically control the value of such variable and try to get it out of range. For instance the integer in question is incremented past the maximum possible value, it may wrap to become a very small, or negative number, therefore providing a very incorrect value which can lead to unexpected behavior. At worst the attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.1:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.1:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.2:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.2:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.1:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.1:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.3:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.3:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.4:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.4:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:7.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.1:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.1:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.2:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.2:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.3:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.3:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.4:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.4:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.6:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.6:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:8.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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