In getOffsetForHorizontal of Layout.java, there is a possible application hang due to a slow width calculation.

Published 8 y ago 2018-10-02 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

5.5

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.9%

percentile 61%

Public exploits

none known

In getOffsetForHorizontal of Layout.java, there is a possible application hang due to a slow width calculation. This could lead to remote denial of service if a contact with many hidden unicode characters were sent to the device and used by a local app, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-78464361

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	5.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
NVD	2.0	4.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`

Affected products

Google Inc. Android

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

android.googlesource.com /platform/frameworks/base/+/3b6f84b77c30ec0bab5147b0cffc192c86ba2634 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
source.android.com /security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/105484 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
android.googlesource.com /platform/frameworks/base/+/54f661b16b308cf38d1b9703214591c0f83df64d%2C · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-9452
NVD: CVE-2018-9452

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