What is CVE-2018-9538?

CVE-2018-9538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-9538?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2018-9538

In V4L2SliceVideoDecodeAccelerator::Dequeue of v4l2_slice_video_decode_accelerator.cc, 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 no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-8.1 Android-9. Android ID: A-112181526.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (6.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.1, 9.0
Google Inc. Android — versions Android-8.1 Android-9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

security@android.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9538?: CVE-2018-9538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-9538?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.