PT-2018-1621 · Google · Android

Published 2018-07-13 · Updated 2018-12-28 · CVE-2018-9476

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 8.0 through 8.1

Description The issue is related to a possible use-after-free due to improper locking in the avrc pars browsing cmd function of avrc pars tg.cc, which could lead to remote escalation of privilege in the Bluetooth service. No additional execution privileges are needed, and user interaction is not required for exploitation. This could allow a remote attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations For Android versions 8.0 through 8.1, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use After Free

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01180

CVE-2018-9476

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9476 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/bt/+/dd28d8ddf2985d654781770c691c60b45d7f32b4 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01180 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9476 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105482 · Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C · Note