{"id":"CVE-2018-9470","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-9470","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T03:02:06.480Z","title":"In bff_Scanner_addOutPos of Scanner.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check.","description":"In bff_Scanner_addOutPos of Scanner.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege in an unprivileged app with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.","published":"2024-11-20T18:15:19.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:06:45.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00253,"percentile":0.16729,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9470","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}