PT-2018-19009 · Google · Android

Published 2018-11-06 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-9444

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 6.0 through 7.1.2

Description The issue is related to a possible resource exhaustion due to an infinite loop in the ih264d video decode function of ih264d api.c. This could lead to a remote temporary device denial of service, resulting in a device hang or reboot, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 6.0 through 7.1.2, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent potential remote temporary device denial of service.

Fix

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9444

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9444 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041432 · Note