CVE-2018-9444

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-835

Description

In ih264d_video_decode of ih264d_api.c there is a possible resource exhaustion due to an infinite loop. This could lead to remote temporary device denial of service (remote hang or reboot) with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android ID: A-63521984.

Affected products

Android: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01

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