CVE-2018-9466 (GCVE-0-2018-9466)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-19 22:21 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:44
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Summary
In the xmlSnprintfElementContent function of valid.c, there is a possible out of bounds write. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege in an unprivileged app with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Android Affected: 7
Affected: 8
Affected: 8.1
Affected: nyc-mr1-dev
Affected: nyc-mr2-dev
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