CVE-2018-9448 Information disclosure in Android

What is CVE-2018-9448?

CVE-2018-9448 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In avct_bcb_msg_ind of avct_bcb_act.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-79944113.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9448?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9448?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9448 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-9448 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-66m7-2m37-fhp4.