CVE-2008-0986 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the libsgl.so library within Google Android SDK versions m3-rc37a and earlier, and m5-rc14. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a specially crafted BMP image file containing a negative offset in its header. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is an ExploitDB entry for this vulnerability, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= m3-rc37aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:android_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
m5-rc14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:android_sdk:m5-rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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