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CVE-2018-9472

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Date: November 20, 2024

In xmlMemStrdupLoc of xmlmemory.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution in an unprivileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Language: C

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Related Resources (4)

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/b730f8d3c15da4ac439f1184bf17a13021963ea9
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9472
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-9472

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CWE-190

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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