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

EPSS: 0.002 (4.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0.1, 6.0, 7.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@android.com (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.