Google Android 8.1 ItemTable.cpp buildImageItemsIfPossible information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Google Android 8.1. This affects the function buildImageItemsIfPossible of the file ItemTable.cpp. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-9429. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android 8.1. Affected by this issue is the function buildImageItemsIfPossible of the file ItemTable.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 buildImageItemsIfPossible of ItemTable.cpp there is a possible out of bound read due to uninitialized data. This could lead to information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-9429 since 04/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/19/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/05/2018 🔍
12/03/2024 +2434 days 🔍
12/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/22/2025 +81 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-9429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286706
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2024 07:12
Updated: 02/22/2025 12:09
Changes: 12/03/2024 07:12 (57), 12/03/2024 16:43 (12), 12/19/2024 01:29 (11), 02/22/2025 12:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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