Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-9429 is an Android information disclosure flaw. Affected Android 8.1 systems may disclose sensitive data after user interaction. It does not require attacker privileges, but the public sources do not show active exploitation or provide operational exploit detail.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate confidentiality risk. It should be remediated through normal mobile patch governance, with higher priority for legacy Android 8.1 devices handling sensitive business data.
Technical view
The flaw is a CWE-125 out-of-bounds read in buildImageItemsIfPossible in ItemTable.cpp, caused by uninitialized data. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges, user interaction required, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to Google Android 8.1 as listed in the source bundle. Other Android versions or OEM builds should not be assumed affected without vendor confirmation.
Exploitation context
The source bundle marks KEV as false, and no cited source reports active exploitation. Exploitation requires user interaction and could disclose information; the public evidence does not identify a specific exploit path.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse. Do not extrapolate affected products beyond Android 8.1 from the provided sources. Validation should focus on vendor bulletin mapping, device patch levels, and whether any OEM-specific builds carried the vulnerable code.
Mitigation direction
- Check the Android or Pixel bulletin for vendor-provided update guidance.
- Apply relevant vendor security updates to affected Android 8.1 devices.
- Prioritize managed devices that process sensitive content or untrusted media.
- Retire or isolate Android 8.1 devices that cannot receive security updates.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Android devices and identify any running version 8.1.
- Compare device patch levels against the referenced July 2018 Pixel bulletin.
- Confirm whether OEM advisories list this CVE for each device model.
- Document unsupported devices and compensating controls separately.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01CVE reference
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CWE details
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Out-of-bounds Read
Out-of-bounds Read represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.