CVE-2018-9464
Published: 18 January 2025
Description
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read protected files due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Security Summary
CVE-2018-9464 involves a missing permission check in multiple locations that enables reading protected files, stemming from CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read). This vulnerability affects Android Pixel devices, as detailed in the associated security bulletin. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high impact potential from local access.
A local attacker with low privileges (PR:L) can exploit this issue without requiring user interaction or additional execution privileges. Successful exploitation leads to local escalation of privilege, allowing high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts through unauthorized access to protected files.
The Android Pixel security bulletin at https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-08-01 provides patch information and mitigation guidance for affected devices.
Details
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