CVE-2018-9452
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.94% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
EPSS 0.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105484Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/3b6f84b77c30ec0bab5147b0cffc192c86ba2634Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/54f661b16b308cf38d1b9703214591c0f83df64d%2C
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105484Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/3b6f84b77c30ec0bab5147b0cffc192c86ba2634Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/54f661b16b308cf38d1b9703214591c0f83df64d%2C
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.