CVE-2019-1988

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CVSS 3.0

8.8 high

EPSS

2%p79

Published

Feb 28, 2019 (Feb 28, 2019)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

In sample6 of SkSwizzler.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote code execution in system_server with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9. Android ID: A-118372692.

Vendors: google
Products: android
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-787
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.9%)

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