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CVE-2019-2173

Incorrect Default Permissions

Published: Oct 11, 2019 | Modified: Oct 16, 2019
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2173
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/276.html

In startActivityMayWait of ActivityStarter.java, there is a possible incorrect Activity launch due to an incorrect permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-123013720

Weakness

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Google 7.1.1 (including) 7.1.1 (including)
Android Google 7.1.2 (including) 7.1.2 (including)
Android Google 8.0 (including) 8.0 (including)
Android Google 8.1 (including) 8.1 (including)
Android Google 9.0 (including) 9.0 (including)
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu bionic *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu devel *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu disco *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu eoan *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu esm-apps/jammy *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu esm-apps/noble *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu focal *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu groovy *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu hirsute *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu impish *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu jammy *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu kinetic *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu lunar *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu mantic *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu noble *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu oracular *
Android-framework-23 Ubuntu trusty *

Potential Mitigations

  • Compartmentalize the system to have “safe” areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
  • Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.

References

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