Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android
CVE-2018-5896
In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, kernel panic may happen due to out-of-bound read, caused by not checking source buffer length against length of packet stream to be copied.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5896?
- CVE-2018-5896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-07-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5896?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5896 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.