What is CVE-2018-9429?

CVE-2018-9429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-12-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-9429?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2018-9429

In buildImageItemsIfPossible of ItemTable.cpp there is a possible out of bound read due to uninitialized data. This could lead to information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9429?: CVE-2018-9429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-9429?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.