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.
CVE-2018-9472 - High Severity Vulnerability
Library home page: https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/external/libxml2/
Found in HEAD commit: 43bb56f33bd8282d18aa6e095f173d774542f4c3
Found in base branch: master
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.
Publish Date: 2024-11-20
URL: CVE-2018-9472
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
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Origin: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01
Release Date: 2024-11-20
Fix Resolution: android-8.1.0_r45, libxml2 - 2.9.8
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