What is CVE-2018-9383?

CVE-2018-9383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-01-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-9383?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2018-9383

In asn1_ber_decoder of asn1_decoder.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploi…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (1.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9383?: CVE-2018-9383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-9383?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.