CVE-2018-9473 — In ihevcd_parse_sei_payload of ihevcd_parse_headers

In ihevcd_parse_sei_payload of ihevcd_parse_headers.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versio

01What is this vulnerability?

In ihevcd_parse_sei_payload of ihevcd_parse_headers.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0 Android ID: A-65484460

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google Inc.	Android	Android-8.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-10-02T19:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-17T04:09:25.363Z

09References

• source.android.com — https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105481
• android.googlesource.com — https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libhevc/+/9f0fb67540d2259e493…