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CVE-2018-9370

In download.c there is a special mode allowing user to download data into memory and causing...

7.3 High

In download.c there is a special mode allowing user to download data into memory and causing possible memory corruptions due to missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.09%Unchanged since Nov 20, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.3

In download.c there is a special mode allowing user to download data into memory and causing possible memory corruptions due to missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Record
CVE-2018-9370
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 7.8

In download.c there is a special mode allowing user to download data into memory and causing possible memory corruptions due to missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Record
CVE-2018-9370
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20964 7.8

In download.c there is a special mode allowing user to download data into memory and causing possible memory corruptions due to missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Record
EUVD-2018-20964
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g42v-m6jh-g8qw 7.3

In download.c there is a special mode allowing user to download data into memory and causing...

In download.c there is a special mode allowing user to download data into memory and causing possible memory corruptions due to missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Record
GHSA-g42v-m6jh-g8qw
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2018-9370 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Google Android, published November 19, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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