Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2019-2121
In ActivityManagerService.attachApplication of ActivityManagerService, there is a possible race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-131105245.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 9.0
- Android — versions Android-9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-08-01 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-2121?
- CVE-2019-2121 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2019-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2019-2121?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.