PT-2024-10721 · Vpn · Vpn

Published 2024-11-20 · Updated 2024-12-19 · CVE-2018-9487

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vpn (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a bad uid check in the setVpnForcedLocked function of Vpn.java, which could lead to the blocking of internet traffic through a VPN. This can cause a local denial of service and does not require any additional execution privileges. User interaction is necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9487

Affected Products

Vpn

References · 4

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9487 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvedetector/11643 · Telegram Post