First published: Thu Nov 14 2019(Updated: )
The Sony Xperia Touch Android device with a build fingerprint of Sony/blanc_windy/blanc_windy:7.0/LOIRE-SMART-BLANC-1.0.0-170530-0834/1:user/dev-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.sonymobile.android.maintenancetool.testmic app (versionCode=24, versionName=7.0) that allows unauthorized microphone audio recording via a confused deputy attack. This capability can be accessed by any app co-located on the device. This app allows a third-party app to use its open interface to record audio to external storage.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
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The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-15743.
The severity of CVE-2019-15743 is medium.
The affected software for CVE-2019-15743 is Sony Xperia Touch firmware.
To fix the vulnerability CVE-2019-15743, update the Sony Xperia Touch firmware to the latest version.