PT-2024-10706 · Google · Android

Published 2024-11-20 · Updated 2024-12-18 · CVE-2018-9470

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions No specific software or versions are mentioned in the provided descriptions.

Description The issue is related to an incorrect bounds check in the bff Scanner addOutPos function of Scanner.c, which could lead to a possible out-of-bounds write. This might result in remote escalation of privilege in an unprivileged app, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is required for exploitation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9470

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9470 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/11652 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/102311 · Telegram Post