PT-2018-19019 · Google · Android

Published 2018-11-06 · Updated 2019-01-30 · CVE-2018-9459

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 6.0 through 8.1

Description The issue is related to a path traversal error in the Attachment.java and EmlAttachmentProvider.java files. This could lead to a remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 6.0 through 8.1, apply the necessary patches or updates to resolve the path traversal error in the Attachment.java and EmlAttachmentProvider.java files. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9459

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9459 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9459 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041432 · Note