What is CVE-2018-9554?

CVE-2018-9554 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-9554?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2018-9554

In dumpExtractors of IMediaExtractor.cp, there is a possible disclosure of recently accessed media files due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1. Android ID: A-114770654.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2
Google Inc. Android — versions Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security@android.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9554?: CVE-2018-9554 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-9554?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.