PT-2019-16270 · Google · Android

Published 2019-09-05 · Updated 2019-09-06 · CVE-2019-2178

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 a missing bounds check in the rw t4t sm read ndef function of rw t4t in Android, which could lead to a possible out of bounds write. This could result in local escalation of privilege in the NFC service without requiring any additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 7.1.1 through 9, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-2178

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2178 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-09-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2178 · Security Note