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CVE-2018-9556

In ParsePayloadHeader of payload_metadata.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an...

9.8 Critical

In ParsePayloadHeader of payload_metadata.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-113118184.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.96%Up 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

In ParsePayloadHeader of payload_metadata.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-113118184.

Record
CVE-2018-9556
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-190, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In ParsePayloadHeader of payload_metadata.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-113118184.

Record
CVE-2018-9556
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-21150 No score

In ParsePayloadHeader of payload_metadata.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-113118184.

Record
EUVD-2018-21150
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gq2m-6mvf-w3pj 9.8

In ParsePayloadHeader of payload_metadata.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an...

In ParsePayloadHeader of payload_metadata.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-113118184.

Record
GHSA-gq2m-6mvf-w3pj
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2018-9556 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Android, published December 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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