What is CVE-2025-36931?

CVE-2025-36931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-36931?

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

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2025-36931

In GetHostAddress of gxp_buffer.h, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for e…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (0.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

dsap-vuln-management@google.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36931?: CVE-2025-36931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-36931?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.