PT-2019-16290 · Google · Android

Published 2019-11-13 · Updated 2019-11-15 · CVE-2019-2203

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 8.0 through 10

Description A heap buffer overflow in the CryptoPlugin::decrypt function of CryptoPlugin.cpp can cause an out of bounds write, potentially leading to local escalation of privilege. No additional execution privileges are needed for exploitation, and user interaction is not required.

Recommendations For Android versions 8.0 through 10, update to a version that includes the fix for the heap buffer overflow issue in CryptoPlugin::decrypt. 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-2019-2203

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2203 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2203 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-11-01 · Vendor Advisory