Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2019-14783
On Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), and O(8.x), P(9.0) software, FotaAgent allows a malicious application to create privileged files. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14764.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (15.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1
References
- security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/33 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154615/Samsung-Mobile-Android-FotaAgent-Arbitrary… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-14783?
- CVE-2019-14783 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-14783?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.