CVE-2018-9470 | BDVDB-2026-256102 Detail

GoogleAndroid

Description#

In bff_Scanner_addOutPos of Scanner.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege in an unprivileged app with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References#

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-11-20Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-11-20
Last modified: 2024-11-20

Vendor information

Vendor: Google
Product: Android

All Google vulnerabilities

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 19.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
7
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
8
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
8.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
9
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
nyc-mr1-dev
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
nyc-mr2-dev
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).