What is CVE-2018-11275?

CVE-2018-11275 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-11275?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2018-11275

In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, when flashing image using FastbootLib if size is not divisible by block size, information leak occurs.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-09-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.9% 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
Qualcomm, Inc. Android For Msm, Firefox OS Qrd — versions All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-secu… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/106949 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11275?: CVE-2018-11275 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-11275?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.