# CVE-2023-6181: Code injection in Android

> An oversight in Android's BCB handling allows attackers to achieve persistent code execution on affected devices.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9hwp-g4fj-rc57

## What is CVE-2023-6181?

CVE-2023-6181 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An oversight in BCB handling of reboot reason that allows for persistent code execution

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6181?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Chromecast Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6181?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6181 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6181 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

- [CVE-2023-48426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48426/): Chromecast Bootloader & Kernel-level code-execution including compromise of user-data (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-48417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48417/): Missing authorization in Android (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-48424](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48424/): Privilege escalation in Android (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-48425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48425/): Code injection in Android (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-12716](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12716/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6181 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6181 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6181 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6181/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6181/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6181
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6181
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6181

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6181/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.