CVE-2019-9416
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn libstagefright there is a possible information disclosure due to uninitialized data. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-111804142
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIn libstagefright, Android's media framework, there is a vulnerability where uninitialized data can be read and disclosed. This occurs during media file processing and can lead to remote information disclosure without requiring additional execution privileges, though user interaction (such as opening a malicious media file) is needed for exploitation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 10.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android version is exactly 10.0Go to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release' via USB debuggingAffected if Version reports exactly 10.0 (Android Q)
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Verify libstagefright component is presentRun 'adb shell ls -la /system/lib64/libstagefright.so' to confirm the library exists on the deviceAffected if The libstagefright.so library file is present on the system
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Confirm media processing is enabledCheck if any media-handling apps (Gallery, Camera, video players, browsers) are installed and functional on the deviceAffected if Media processing applications are installed and can be used to open media files
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Identify if device receives monthly security updatesGo to Settings > Security > Security update level, or run 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.security_patch'Affected if Security patch level is earlier than the 2019-11-01 patch or is blank/unset
A device is affected if it runs Android 10.0 and processes media files with an unpatched libstagefright component, allowing uninitialized memory disclosure when a specially crafted media file is opened.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the Android security patch for Android-10 that addresses this vulnerability. Organizations should ensure their Android devices receive regular security updates and consider restricting media file handling from untrusted sources until patches are applied.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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