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CVE-2018-9461

Date: January 17, 2025

In onAttachFragment of ShareIntentActivity.java, there is a possible way for an app to read files in the messages app due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Language: Java

Severity Score

Related Resources (4)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-08-01
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9461
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Messaging/+/17a2579a0aa603a3a7d94e5dc64afeb96e430e8f
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-9461

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CWE-362

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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