VDB-292517 · CVE-2018-9464 · GCVE-0-2018-9464

Google Android permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-9464. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read protected files due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-9464 since 04/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/11/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.google.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

04/05/2018 🔍
01/18/2025 +2480 days 🔍
01/18/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/11/2025 +174 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-9464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292517
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2025 08:27
Updated: 07/11/2025 09:41
Changes: 01/18/2025 08:27 (54), 07/11/2025 09:41 (1)
Complete: 🔍
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