What is CVE-2018-5885?

CVE-2018-5885 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-5885?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-5885 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Msm8909w

CVE-2018-5885

While loading dynamic fonts, a buffer overflow may occur if the number of segments in the font file is out of range in Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (57.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5885?: CVE-2018-5885 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-5885?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5885 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.