CVE-2019-2177

Severity

68%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

106%

In isPreferred of HidProfile.java in Android 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1 and 9, there is a possible device type confusion due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

In isPreferred of HidProfile.java in Android 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1 and 9, there is a possible device type confusion due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Google Android

First reported 5 years ago

2019-09-05 22:15:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-09-06 16:09:00

Affected Software

Google Android 7.1.1

7.1.1

Google Android 7.1.2

7.1.2

Google Android 8.0

8.0

Google Android 8.1

8.1

Google Android 9.0

9.0

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-09-01

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