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CVE-2018-5872

While parsing over-the-air information elements in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MS…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 41%
Public exploits
0
none known

While parsing over-the-air information elements in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, the use of an out-of-range pointer offset can occur.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.0CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.08.3AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • codeaurora.org /security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2018-07-01 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • source.codeaurora.org /quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=7d65c1b32df795d · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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