CVE-2018-9479 Memory corruption in Android

What is CVE-2018-9479?

CVE-2018-9479 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 20 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In process_service_attr_req and process_service_search_attr_req of sdp_server.cc, there is an out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed.  User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9479?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9479?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-9479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9479 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-jw3w-mjq9-m7wp.