What is CVE-2018-5872?

CVE-2018-5872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2018-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-5872?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-5872 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2018-5872

While parsing over-the-air information elements in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, the use of an out-of-range pointer offset can occur.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-07-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · 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-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-… (Patch)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-hos… (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5872?: CVE-2018-5872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2018-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-5872?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5872 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.