PT-2018-1958 · Google · Android

Published 2018-09-19 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-9565

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android version 9

Description The issue is caused by an integer overflow in the readBytes function of xltdecwbxml.c, which can lead to an out of bounds read. This could allow an attacker to disclose protected information using a specially crafted request. No additional execution privileges are needed, and user interaction is not required for exploitation.

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

Buffer Overflow

Out of bounds Read

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-125

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01565

CVE-2018-9565

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9565 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9565 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01565 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106065 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153885 · Note