PT-2018-19048 · Google · Android

Published 2018-12-06 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-9557

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 7.0 through 7.1.2

Description The issue is related to the really install package function in install.cpp, where uninitialized data can lead to the freeing of arbitrary memory. This could result in local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 7.0 through 7.1.2, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Use of Uninitialized Resource

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-908

CWE-763

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9557

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9557 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9557 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106147 · Note