PT-2019-16265 · Google · Android

Published 2019-10-11 · Updated 2019-10-16 · CVE-2019-2173

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 7.1.1 through 9

Description The issue is related to an incorrect permission check in the startActivityMayWait function of ActivityStarter.java. This could lead to a local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 7.1.1 through 9, consider restricting access to the startActivityMayWait function in ActivityStarter.java to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-2173

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2173 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2173 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01 · Vendor Advisory