PT-2018-19046 · Google · Android

Published 2018-12-06 · Updated 2019-11-13 · CVE-2018-9553

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

Description A double free issue exists in the MasteringMetadata::Parse function of mkvparser.cc due to an insecure default value, potentially leading to remote code execution without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 7.0 through 9, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Double Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9553

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9553 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9553 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106137 · Note