CVE-2018-9440 — In parse of M3UParser.cpp there is a possible resource exhaustion due to improper input validation

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MEDIUM

In parse of M3UParser.cpp there is a possible resource exhaustion due to improper input validation

Published Nov 19, 2024

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.18%

Description

In parse of M3UParser.cpp there is a possible resource exhaustion due to improper input validation. This could lead to denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Vendor Google Product Android Default
unaffected
- Version
  7
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  9
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  nyc-mr1-dev
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  nyc-mr2-dev
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Google

Android

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
7	affected	-
8	affected	-
8.1	affected	-
9	affected	-
nyc-mr1-dev	affected	-
nyc-mr2-dev	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.18% 0.00181

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00181

Score over time

2024–2026

EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (5 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.18% (0.00181)	6.88th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.17% (0.00173)	6.99th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.02% (0.00021)	3.12th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	10.81th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 20, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	10.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (1)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01
Vendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01		Vendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner google_android

Published Nov 19, 2024

Updated Nov 20, 2024

Reserved Apr 5, 2018

Link CVE-2018-9440

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Nov 20, 2024

NVD

Status Analyzed

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2018-9440

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2018-9440