CVE-2018-5827

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Published May 17, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WLAN while processing an extscan hotlist event.

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

Qualcomm, Inc.

Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-17594	In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WLAN while processing an extscan hotlist event.

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% (0.193% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=53e6d889ac29336ba212a0d4a987455a85736fa8

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: qualcomm
Published: May 17, 2018, 10:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:10 AM
Reserved: Jan 19, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:00 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 17, 2018, 10:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:00 AM

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