What is CVE-2018-9390?

CVE-2018-9390 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-9390?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2018-9390

In procfile_write of gl_proc.c, there is a possible out of bounds read of a function pointer due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9390?: CVE-2018-9390 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-9390?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.