Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2019-2173

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2019-2173

Published: November 5, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22509
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2173
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists within the Framework functionality of Android due to an incorrect permission check in "startActivityMayWait" of "ActivityStarter.java". A local attacker can escalate privileges on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-2173

Install updates from vendor's website.

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