CVE-2018-9581 Information disclosure in Android
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxr2-hxc3-295f.