CVE-2018-11893

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Published Sep 19, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing vendor scan request, when input argument - length of request IEs is greater than maximum can lead to a buffer overflow.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-3885	In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing vendor scan request, when input argument - length of request IEs is greater than maximum can lead to a buffer overflow.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.183% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=9564f777e20bab7dc29dbbb22d353cd1348b1ec2
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: qualcomm
Published: Sep 19, 2018, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:24 AM
Reserved: Jun 7, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 19, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:36 AM

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