What is CVE-2019-2097?

CVE-2019-2097 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Android, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2019-2097?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Android

CVE-2019-2097

In HAliasAnalyzer.Query of hydrogen-alias-analysis.h, there is possible memory corruption due to type confusion. This could lead to remote code execution from a malicious proxy configuration, 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-9. Android ID: A-117606285.

EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Android — versions Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9
Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-843 — Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion)

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-2097?: CVE-2019-2097 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Android, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2019-2097?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.