CVE-2018-9497

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% 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-787

Description

In impeg2_fmt_conv_yuv420p_to_yuv420sp_uv_av8 of impeg2_format_conv.s there is a possible out of bounds write due to missing bounds check. This could lead to remote code execution 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-74078669

Affected products

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

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105481
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libmpeg2/+/bef16671c891e16f25a7b174bc528eea109357be
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105481
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libmpeg2/+/bef16671c891e16f25a7b174bc528eea109357be
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C

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