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CVE-2018-5821
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security…
High7.3EPSS 0.34%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- qualcomm
Description
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in function wma_wow_wakeup_host_event(), wake_info->vdev_id is received from FW and is used directly as array index to access wma->interfaces whose max index should be (max_bssid-1). If wake_info->vdev_id is greater than or equal to max_bssid, an out-of-bounds read occurs.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 73% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.
Weakness
- Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in WLAN
- CWE-125 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-125 and its CVEs
Affected products
Qualcomm, Inc. · Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
- affected All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
References (1)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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