CVE-2018-3581
In the WLAN driver in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD...
In the WLAN driver in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel, a buffer overwrite can occur if the vdev_id received from firmware is larger than max_bssid.
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 the WLAN driver in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel, a buffer overwrite can occur if the vdev_id received from firmware is larger than max_bssid.
- Record
CVE-2018-3581- 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 the WLAN driver in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel, a buffer overwrite can occur if the vdev_id received from firmware is larger than max_bssid.
- Record
CVE-2018-3581- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-15435 No score
In the WLAN driver in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel, a buffer overwrite can occur if the vdev_id received from firmware is larger than max_bssid.
- Record
EUVD-2018-15435- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw8v-whvq-3cq8
In the WLAN driver in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD...
In the WLAN driver in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel, a buffer overwrite can occur if the vdev_id received from firmware is larger than max_bssid.
- Record
GHSA-rw8v-whvq-3cq8- 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-2018-3581 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published June 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.