PT-2018-19001
CVE-2018-9362
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Published
2018-11-06
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Updated
2018-12-12
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Android versions 6.0 through 8.1
Description
The issue is related to improper input validation in the
processMessagePart function of InboundSmsHandler.java, which can lead to a remote denial of service. This can be exploited without requiring additional execution privileges or user interaction.Recommendations
For Android versions 6.0 through 8.1, consider restricting the functionality of the
InboundSmsHandler to minimize the risk of exploitation until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, disabling the processMessagePart function could help mitigate the issue. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾