CVE-2018-11278
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the...
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Venus HW searches for start code when decoding input bit stream buffers. If start code is not found in entire buffer, there is over-fetch beyond allocation length. This leads to page fault.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Venus HW searches for start code when decoding input bit stream buffers. If start code is not found in entire buffer, there is over-fetch beyond allocation length. This leads to page fault.
- Record
CVE-2018-11278- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Venus HW searches for start code when decoding input bit stream buffers. If start code is not found in entire buffer, there is over-fetch beyond allocation length. This leads to page fault.
- Record
CVE-2018-11278- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3318 No score
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Venus HW searches for start code when decoding input bit stream buffers. If start code is not found in entire buffer, there is over-fetch beyond allocation length. This leads to page fault.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3318- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjwv-9v54-84jw
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the...
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Venus HW searches for start code when decoding input bit stream buffers. If start code is not found in entire buffer, there is over-fetch beyond allocation length. This leads to page fault.
- Record
GHSA-jjwv-9v54-84jw- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-11278 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Google Android, published September 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.