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Google Android WindowProcessController.java hasActivityInVisibleTask privilege escalation


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5.1 $5k-$25k 5.55

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function hasActivityInVisibleTask of the file WindowProcessController.java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 12/06/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-2221 since 12/10/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/07/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 146780, 146779, 146778 and 146777.

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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
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12/10/2018 CVE assigned
12/06/2019 +361 days Advisory disclosed
12/07/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
12/07/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: google.com
CVE: CVE-2019-2221 (πŸ”’)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
See also: πŸ”’Created: 12/07/2019 05:20 PM
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