CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2018-9356

Android vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.2%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
In bnep_data_ind of bnep_main.c, there is a possible remote code execution due to a double free. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not 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-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-74950468.
Affected vendor
Google
Affected product
Android
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-11-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-9356

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  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-9356.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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