PT-2018-19045 · Google · Android

Published 2018-11-14 · Updated 2018-12-17 · CVE-2018-9545

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to Android-9

Description The issue is related to a possible out-of-bound write in the BTA HdRegisterApp function of bta hd api.cc due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to Android-9, update to Android-9 or a later version to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the BTA HdRegisterApp function until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9545

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9545 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9545 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-11-01 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105849 · Note