CVE-2018-9452

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-10-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In getOffsetForHorizontal of Layout.java, there is a possible application hang due to a slow width calculation. This could lead to remote denial of service if a contact with many hidden unicode characters were sent to the device and used by a local app, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-78464361

Affected products

Android: 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105484
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/3b6f84b77c30ec0bab5147b0cffc192c86ba2634
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/54f661b16b308cf38d1b9703214591c0f83df64d%2C
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105484
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/3b6f84b77c30ec0bab5147b0cffc192c86ba2634
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/54f661b16b308cf38d1b9703214591c0f83df64d%2C
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C

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