PT-2019-16212 · Google · Android

Published 2019-08-20 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-2120

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 9

Description A possible file corruption issue exists due to an insecure default value in OatFileAssistant::GenerateOatFile of oat file assistant.cc. 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 7.0 through 9, consider applying a configuration change to secure the default value in OatFileAssistant::GenerateOatFile of oat file assistant.cc to prevent file corruption and potential local escalation of privilege. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1188

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-2120

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2120 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-08-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2120 · Security Note