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CVE-2018-9527

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-9527 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the vorbis_book_decodev_set function within codebook.c, affecting Android versions 7.0 through 9.0. This flaw, rated High severity (CVSS 7.8), allows for potential remote code execution without elevated privileges, though user interaction is required for successful exploitation. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, with only one article covering the November Android Security Update that addressed it.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0120 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

source.android.com / security/bulletin/2018-11-01
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105865
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry