CVE-2019-9261 Information disclosure in Android

What is CVE-2019-9261?

CVE-2019-9261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Sep 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 libxaac there is a possible out of bounds read due to missing bounds check. This could lead to information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-116774214

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9261?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9261?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-9261 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9261 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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