CVE-2018-9470 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2018-9470 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

EPSS 1.98% · 83.5th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.800000190734863

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

EPSS Score

1.98%

83.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
google	android	7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Google	Android	*, 8.1, 7
google	android	7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2

Timeline

Sep 5, 2018 CVE Published
Nov 20, 2024 PoC Published
Nov 21, 2024 EPSS Score
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References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01 advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01 advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9470 advisory

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