CVE-2018-11879
When the buffer length passed is very large, bounds check could be bypassed leading to potential...
When the buffer length passed is very large, bounds check could be bypassed leading to potential buffer overwrite in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845
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
When the buffer length passed is very large, bounds check could be bypassed leading to potential buffer overwrite in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845
- Record
CVE-2018-11879- 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-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
When the buffer length passed is very large, bounds check could be bypassed leading to potential buffer overwrite in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845
- Record
CVE-2018-11879- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3871 No score
When the buffer length passed is very large, bounds check could be bypassed leading to potential buffer overwrite in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845
- Record
EUVD-2018-3871- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hf5r-cgmf-m62g
When the buffer length passed is very large, bounds check could be bypassed leading to potential...
When the buffer length passed is very large, bounds check could be bypassed leading to potential buffer overwrite in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845
- Record
GHSA-hf5r-cgmf-m62g- 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-190
- 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-2018-11879 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Mobile, published October 29, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.