CVE-2019-9462 Denial of service in Android

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Android via an out-of-bounds read in the Bluetooth stack without user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-9462?

CVE-2019-9462 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Bluetooth, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-91544774

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9462?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9462 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-2019-9462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-39hf-hqfh-9j7j.

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