CVE-2018-9452
In getOffsetForHorizontal of Layout.java, there is a possible application hang due to a slow width calculation. This could lead to remote…
- 5.5MediumCVSS base score
- 0.94%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 39% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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
Timeline
ID reserved
By google_android
- 6 months later
· 6 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.94% · top 39% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Affected products
- affected Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0
References
4
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/3b6f84b77c30ec0bab5147b0cffc192c86ba2634 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 105484 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/54f661b16b308cf38d1b9703214591c0f83df64d%2C (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-21046 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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