CVE-2019-2136 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can read out-of-bounds memory in Android's Status.cpp due to improper input validation, leading to information disclosure 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-2019-2136?

CVE-2019-2136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 20 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Status::readFromParcel of Status.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure 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-132650049.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2136?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2136?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-2136 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2136 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4mfw-7w9q-m25x, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2136.

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