What is CVE-2019-9454?

CVE-2019-9454 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-9454?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-9454 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2019-9454

In the Android kernel in i2c driver there is a possible out of bounds write due to memory corruption. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (8.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

security@android.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9454?: CVE-2019-9454 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-9454?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-9454 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.