What is CVE-2018-9370?

CVE-2018-9370 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-9370?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2018-9370

In download.c there is a special mode allowing user to download data into memory and causing possible memory corruptions due to missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (0.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions SoCVersion

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9370?: CVE-2018-9370 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-9370?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.