What is CVE-2018-9414?

CVE-2018-9414 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-12-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-9414?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2018-9414

In gattServerSendResponseNative of com_android_bluetooth_gatt.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds stack write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-12-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.1% 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 8, 6, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9414?: CVE-2018-9414 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-9414?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.