PT-2018-19028 · Google · Android

Published 2018-11-14 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-9524

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 7.0 through 8.1

Description The issue is related to insufficient protections around overlay windows in the System UI functionality. This could lead to local escalation of privilege without needing additional execution privileges. User interaction is required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 7.0 through 8.1, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Clickjacking

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1021

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9524

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-11-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9524 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9524 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105848 · Note