VDB-141377 · CVE-2019-9456 · GCVE-0-2019-9456

Google Android USB Monitor Driver out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component USB Monitor Driver. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-9456. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component USB Monitor Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Android kernel in Pixel C USB monitor driver there is a possible OOB write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The weakness was disclosed 09/06/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.opensuse.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-9456 since 02/28/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/13/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries VDB-140229, VDB-140284, VDB-141253 and VDB-141254 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.google.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

02/28/2019 🔍
09/06/2019 +190 days 🔍
09/07/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/13/2020 +341 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: lists.opensuse.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-9456 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9456
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-141377
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2019 08:30
Updated: 08/13/2020 20:18
Changes: 09/07/2019 08:30 (56), 08/13/2020 20:18 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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