CVE-2019-2105 Memory corruption in Android

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker can achieve remote code execution in an unprivileged Android process via memory corruption in FileInputStream, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-2105?

CVE-2019-2105 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Jul 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 FileInputStream::Read of file_input_stream.cc, there is a possible memory corruption due to uninitialized data. This could lead to remote code execution in an unprivileged process 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-116114182.

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2105?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2105?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2105 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-2019-2105 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2105 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qpvx-5445-m95x.

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