CVE-2018-5872

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

8.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.1 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Google: Android

Google

1 product

Android

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Android	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

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

Source: product-security@qualcomm.com

PatchVendor Advisory

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=7d65c1b32df795d4e95cdf2cfb624126f5125220

Source: product-security@qualcomm.com

Patch

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

Source: product-security@qualcomm.com

Patch

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

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

PatchVendor Advisory

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/commit/?id=7d65c1b32df795d4e95cdf2cfb624126f5125220

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

Patch

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

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

Patch

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