CVE-2018-9418
Published: 02 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2018-9418 is a critical-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Google Android. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked at the 37.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2018-21012
Vulnerability details
In handle_app_cur_val_response of dtif_rc.cc, there is a possible stack buffer overflow due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.