CVE-2023-48401 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can read out-of-bounds memory in the Android protocol adapter, 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
Available

What is CVE-2023-48401?

CVE-2023-48401 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In GetSizeOfEenlRecords of protocoladapter.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48401?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48401?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-48401 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-299025883, GHSA-pwhj-pqv8-c2qx, PUB-A-299025883.

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