What is CVE-2019-9290?

CVE-2019-9290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-9290?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2019-9290

In tzdata there is possible memory corruption due to a mismatch between allocation and deallocation functions. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-113039724

Published 2019-09-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.4% 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 10.0
Android — versions Android-10

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-10 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9290?: CVE-2019-9290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-9290?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.