CVE-2018-11296
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, while processing a message from firmware in WLAN handler, a buffer overwrite can occur.
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
- High
- 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, while processing a message from firmware in WLAN handler, a buffer overwrite can occur.
- Record
CVE-2018-11296- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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, while processing a message from firmware in WLAN handler, a buffer overwrite can occur.
- Record
CVE-2018-11296- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3336 No score
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing a message from firmware in WLAN handler, a buffer overwrite can occur.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3336- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mpfh-m7g4-6vx8
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, while processing a message from firmware in WLAN handler, a buffer overwrite can occur.
- Record
GHSA-mpfh-m7g4-6vx8- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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-2018-11296 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit?id=0b0c18b45d1a39f9f33172d3c22f5b8031fe564e
codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11296
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mpfh-m7g4-6vx8