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CVE-2018-9445 (GCVE-0-2018-9445)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-06 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:25
VLAI
Summary
In readMetadata of Utils.cpp, there is a possible path traversal bug due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege when mounting a USB device with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-80436257.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45192/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google Inc. Android Affected: Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1
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Date Public
2018-10-31 00:00
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