CVE-2018-9554 Information disclosure in Android
Local attackers can access recently viewed media files without user interaction or elevated privileges due to a permissions bypass in Android's media extractor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-9554?
CVE-2018-9554 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In dumpExtractors of IMediaExtractor.cp, there is a possible disclosure of recently accessed media files due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1. Android ID: A-114770654.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9554?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-9554?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9554 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-9554 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9554 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2c5-92x6-44rw.