What is CVE-2018-5883?

CVE-2018-5883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-5883?

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

Is CVE-2018-5883 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206

CVE-2018-5883

Buffer overflow in WLAN driver event handlers due to improper validation of array index in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCS405, QCS605, SD 636, SD 675, SD 730, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 855, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24

Published 2019-06-14 · 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 (12.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.6% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

Public proof-of-concept exploits

jiayy/android_

References

www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2019/05/06/may-2019-code-aurora-security-b… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5883?: CVE-2018-5883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-5883?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5883 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.