CVE-2018-9581 Information disclosure in Android

Low 3.3 Published Updated

Local attackers can access WiFi RSSI and SSID information via broadcast intents without user interaction or privileges.

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-2018-9581?

CVE-2018-9581 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In WiFi, the RSSI value and SSID information is broadcast as part of android.net.wifi.RSSI_CHANGE and android.net.wifi.STATE_CHANGE intents. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-111698366

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9581?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9581?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-9581 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gxr2-hxc3-295f.

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