CVE-2019-2104 Information disclosure in Android
Local attackers can read uninitialized memory fields in Android HIDL structs, leading to information disclosure without user interaction or elevated 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-2019-2104?
CVE-2019-2104 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In HIDL, safe_union, and other C++ structs/unions being sent to application processes, there are uninitialized fields. This could lead to local information disclosure 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-131356202
Weakness: CWE-908
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2104?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2104?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2104 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-2104 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2104 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75x9-9cmw-vh37.