What is CVE-2018-9412?

CVE-2018-9412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-9412?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2018-9412

In removeUnsynchronization of ID3.cpp there is a possible resource exhaustion due to improper input validation. This could lead to denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2024-11-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0.1, 6.0, 7.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9412?: CVE-2018-9412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-9412?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.