CVE-2018-11893
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 vendor scan request, when input argument - length of request IEs is greater than maximum can lead to a buffer overflow.
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 vendor scan request, when input argument - length of request IEs is greater than maximum can lead to a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2018-11893- 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
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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 vendor scan request, when input argument - length of request IEs is greater than maximum can lead to a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2018-11893- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3885 No score
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing vendor scan request, when input argument - length of request IEs is greater than maximum can lead to a buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3885- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p8m9-4hcr-79g2
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 vendor scan request, when input argument - length of request IEs is greater than maximum can lead to a buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-p8m9-4hcr-79g2- 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-119
- 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-2018-11893 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published September 19, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.