CVE-2018-5855

Published: Jul 6, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

While padding or shrinking a nested wmi packet 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, a buffer over-read can potentially occur.

Affected (1)

Products: Google: Android

Google

1 product

Android

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Android	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107770

Source: product-security@qualcomm.com

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01

Source: product-security@qualcomm.com

Vendor Advisory

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=61f4a467177afc23bdc1944ec61e52bed156c104

Source: product-security@qualcomm.com

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin

Source: product-security@qualcomm.com

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107770

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=61f4a467177afc23bdc1944ec61e52bed156c104

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

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