What is CVE-2018-9400?

CVE-2018-9400 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-9400?

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

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2018-9400

In gt1x_debug_write_proc and gt1x_tool_write of drivers/input/touchscreen/mediatek/GT1151/gt1x_generic.c and gt1x_tools.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing 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 (0.3th 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-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9400?: CVE-2018-9400 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-9400?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.