CVE-2018-14856
Buffer overflow in dhd_bus_flow_ring_create_response in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_pcie...
Buffer overflow in dhd_bus_flow_ring_create_response in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_pcie.c in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F G920FXXU5EQH7 allow an attacker (who has obtained code execution on the Wi-Fi) chip to cause the device driver to perform invalid memory accesses. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11785.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.3
Buffer overflow in dhd_bus_flow_ring_create_response in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_pcie.c in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F G920FXXU5EQH7 allow an attacker (who has obtained code execution on the Wi-Fi) chip to cause the device driver to perform invalid memory accesses. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11785.
- Record
CVE-2018-14856- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in dhd_bus_flow_ring_create_response in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_pcie.c in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F G920FXXU5EQH7 allow an attacker (who has obtained code execution on the Wi-Fi) chip to cause the device driver to perform invalid memory accesses. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11785.
- Record
CVE-2018-14856- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-6738 No score
Buffer overflow in dhd_bus_flow_ring_create_response in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_pcie.c in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F G920FXXU5EQH7 allow an attacker (who has obtained code execution on the Wi-Fi) chip to cause the device driver to perform invalid memory accesses. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11785.
- Record
EUVD-2018-6738- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5239-56w9-hx7j
6.3
Buffer overflow in dhd_bus_flow_ring_create_response in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_pcie...
Buffer overflow in dhd_bus_flow_ring_create_response in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_pcie.c in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F G920FXXU5EQH7 allow an attacker (who has obtained code execution on the Wi-Fi) chip to cause the device driver to perform invalid memory accesses. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11785.
- Record
GHSA-5239-56w9-hx7j- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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-2018-14856 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Samsung Galaxy S6 Firmware, published December 17, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.95%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.