8.8high
CVE-2018-9470
In bff_Scanner_addOutPos of Scanner.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check.
Published 23 mo ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 19%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Google Android
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
- source.android.com /security/bulletin/2018-09-01
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-9470
- NVD: CVE-2018-9470
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