PT-2018-1601 · Google · Android

Published 2018-08-02 · Updated 2018-12-28 · CVE-2018-9490

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 7.0 through 9.0

Description The issue is related to a type confusion in the CollectValuesOrEntriesImpl function of elements.cc, which could lead to remote code execution and escalation of privilege. This requires user interaction for exploitation. The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations For Android versions 7.0 through 9.0, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01160

CVE-2018-9490

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9490 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/v8/+/a24543157ae2cdd25da43e20f4e48a07481e6ceb · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01160 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9490 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105484 · Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C · Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/chromium-libpac/+/948d4753664cc4e6b33cc3de634ac8fd5f781382%2C · Note