CVE-2018-9340 Information disclosure in Android

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read in Android's resource handling to disclose sensitive memory information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-9340?

CVE-2018-9340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 19 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ResStringPool::setTo of ResourceTypes.cpp, it's possible for an attacker to control the value of mStringPoolSize to be out of bounds, causing information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9340?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9340?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-9340 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9340 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x386-xj3c-xjx5.

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