CVE-2018-9557 is a local escalation of privilege vulnerability affecting Android versions 7.0, 7.1.1, and 7.1.2. It stems from a possible free of arbitrary memory due to uninitialized data within the really_install_package function in install.cpp. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a low attack complexity and no user interaction required for exploitation, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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