CVE-2018-9459: Path Traversal

First published: Mon Aug 06 2018(Updated: )

In Attachment of Attachment.java and getFilePath of EmlAttachmentProvider.java, there is a possible Elevation of Privilege due to a path traversal error. This could lead to a remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-66230183.

Credit: security@android.com

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• agent/first-publish-date
• collector/nvd-index
• agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
• agent/type
• agent/references
• collector/android-source
• source/Android
• agent/software-canonical-lookup
• agent/weakness
• agent/severity
• agent/author
• agent/last-modified-date
• agent/softwarecombine
• agent/event
• agent/description
• agent/tags
• collector/mitre-cve
• source/MITRE
• vendor/google
• canonical/google android
• version/google android/6.0
• version/google android/6.0.1
• version/google android/7.0
• version/google android/7.1.1
• version/google android/7.1.2
• version/google android/8.0
• version/google android/8.1