CVE-2019-1996 Information disclosure in Android

What is CVE-2019-1996?

CVE-2019-1996 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 avrc_pars_browse_rsp of avrc_pars_ct.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure over Bluetooth with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9. Android ID: A-111451066.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1996?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1996?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-1996 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1996 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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