CVE-2019-1995 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A confused deputy vulnerability in Android Mail allows attackers to silently attach and send local files to remote recipients without user interaction.

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-2019-1995?

CVE-2019-1995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 28 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ComposeActivityEmail of ComposeActivityEmail.java, there is a possible way to silently attach files to an email due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure, sending files accessible to AOSP Mail to a remote email recipient, 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-9. Android ID: A-32589229.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1995?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1995?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1995 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-1995 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1995 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gj38-pxw2-3c45.

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