CVE-2018-9445

In readMetadata of Utils.cpp, there is a possible path traversal bug due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege when mounting a USB device with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-80436257.

Published: Nov 6, 2018
Updated: Apr 13, 2023
CVE: CVE-2018-9445
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: Medium
Score: 6.8
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

CWE-22

OWASP TOP 10:

A5 - Broken Access Control

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
google / android	7.1.2	7.1.2.x
google / android	6.0.1	6.0.1.x
google / android	6.0	6.0.x
google / android	7.0	7.0.x
google / android	8.0	8.0.x
google / android	7.1.1	7.1.1.x
google / android	8.1	8.1.x

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45192/

Vulnerability Database

CVE-2018-9445

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