CVE-2018-9340 Information disclosure in Android
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.
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x386-xj3c-xjx5.