CVE-2019-2178

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-09-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

In rw_t4t_sm_read_ndef of rw_t4t in Android 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1 and 9, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the NFC service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-09-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-09-01

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