What is CVE-2017-11078?

CVE-2017-11078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-11078?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2017-11078

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing the boot image header, an out of bounds read can occur in boot.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-11-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11078?: CVE-2017-11078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-11078?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.