CVE-2018-11868
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, lack of length validation check for value received from firmware can lead to buffer overflow in nan response event handler.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, lack of length validation check for value received from firmware can lead to buffer overflow in nan response event handler.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 12th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- product-security@qualcomm.com
EPSS 0.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107770Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=8a0be9d79cfaa4c4df2695023ba518c540381e80Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107770Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=8a0be9d79cfaa4c4df2695023ba518c540381e80Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.