CVE-2018-9458

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
In computeFocusedWindow of RootWindowContainer.java, and related functions, there is possible interception of keypresses due to focus being on the wrong window. This could lead to local escalation of privilege revealing the user's keypresses while the screen was locked with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-71786287.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-9458
  • Assigner
  • security@android.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-11-06T17:29:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-1021 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1021.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9458
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-9458
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:44:53 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 14:07:44 2018-11-06T17:29Z 2018-11-06T17:29:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 14:07:44 2019-10-03T00:03:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 14:07:44 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated