CVE-2019-9349 Denial of service in Android
Remote attackers can cause resource exhaustion in Android's libstagefright via improper input validation, leading to denial of service.
- 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-2019-9349?
CVE-2019-9349 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 libstagefright, there is a possible resource exhaustion due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-124330204
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9349?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9349?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-9349 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9349 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-64rh-jrhh-c52h.