What is CVE-2018-9340?

CVE-2018-9340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-9340?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2018-9340

In ResStringPool::setTo of ResourceTypes.cpp, it's possible for an attacker to control the value of mStringPoolSize to be out of bounds, causing information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-11-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0.1, 6.0, 7.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-06-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9340?: CVE-2018-9340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-9340?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.