What is CVE-2019-1998?

CVE-2019-1998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Android. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-1998?

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

Is CVE-2019-1998 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Android

CVE-2019-1998

In event_handler of keymaster_app.c, there is possible resource exhaustion due to a table being lost on reboot. This could lead to local denial of service that is not fixed by a factory reset, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-116055338.

EPSS: 0.002 (7.4th 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:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Android — versions Android-9
Google Android — versions 9.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ExpLangcn/FuYao-Go

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1998?: CVE-2019-1998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Android. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-1998?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-1998 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.