PT-2018-19047 · Google · Android

Published 2018-12-06 · Updated 2019-01-02 · CVE-2018-9554

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue concerns a permissions bypass in the dumpExtractors function of IMediaExtractor.cp, potentially leading to the disclosure of recently accessed media files. This could result in local information disclosure without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 7.0 through 8.1, consider restricting access to sensitive media files as a temporary mitigation measure until a patch is available.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9554

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9554 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9554 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106137 · Note