CVE-2018-5872
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
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.
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weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android≤ All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernelenisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-4000Google Android: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2018-07-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android und Pixel/Nexus ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit erhöhten Rechten auszuführen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um Informationen offenzulegen oder um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01cnnvd
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=7d65c1b32df795d4e95cdf2cfb624126f5125220cnnvd
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletincnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01enisa_euvd
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=7d65c1b32df795d4e95cdf2cfb624126f5125220enisa_euvd
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinenisa_euvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=7d65c1b32df795d4e95cdf2cfb624126f5125220Patchnvd
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