CVE-2018-9472 Integer overflow in Android

What is CVE-2018-9472?

CVE-2018-9472 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 20 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In xmlMemStrdupLoc of xmlmemory.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution in an unprivileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9472?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-9472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mr8h-x3p6-5r8q.