Google Android up to 8.1 CameraService.cpp onTransact information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Android 6/6.0.1/7/8/8.1. This issue affects the function BnCameraService::onTransact of the file CameraService.cpp. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-9420. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 6/6.0.1/7/8/8.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function BnCameraService::onTransact of the file CameraService.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In BnCameraService::onTransact of CameraService.cpp, there is a possible information disclosure due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-9420 since 04/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/20/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-9420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-285476
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/20/2024 07:39
Changes: 11/20/2024 07:39 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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