CVE-2018-9412

Media-processing stall via overlapping memory moves

Published Nov 19, 2024 · Updated Mar 19, 2025

Resource exhaustion in Google Cloud Android 6.0 through 8.1 Media framework allows attackers to stall parsing via a crafted ID3 tag. ID3.cpp's removeUnsynchronization performs repeated overlapping memory moves for inserted unsynchronization bytes, extending some parsing from milliseconds to minutes. User interaction is required to process the file; the grounded consequence is a prolonged media-processing stall without code execution or data access.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource exhaustion in Google Cloud Android 6.0 through 8.1 Media framework allows attackers to stall parsing via a crafted ID3 tag. ID3.cpp's removeUnsynchronization performs repeated overlapping memory moves for inserted unsynchronization bytes, extending some parsing from milliseconds to minutes. User interaction is required to process the file; the grounded consequence is a prolonged media-processing stall without code execution or data access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2018-9412
Published
Nov 19, 2024
Updated
Mar 19, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6
  2. Affected versionversion=6.0.1
  3. Affected versionversion=7
  4. Affected versionversion=8
  5. Affected versionversion=8.1
  6. Affected versionversion=nyc-mr1-dev
  7. Affected versionversion=nyc-mr2-dev

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=6; version=6.0.1; version=7; version=8; version=8.1; version=nyc-mr1-dev; version=nyc-mr2-dev

Published CVSS scores

5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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