CVE-2019-2205 Use after free in Android

What is CVE-2019-2205?

CVE-2019-2205 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ProxyResolverV8::SetPacScript of proxy_resolver_v8.cc, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-139806216

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2205?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2019-2205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mp7j-cxcw-6c89.