CVE-2019-1991 Memory corruption in Android

What is CVE-2019-1991?

CVE-2019-1991 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 28 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In btif_dm_data_copy of btif_core.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a buffer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9. Android ID: A-110166268.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1991?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1991?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1991 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-1991 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1991 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-496h-jg8v-wgfp.