CVE-2018-5827
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from...
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WLAN while processing an extscan hotlist event.
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 Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WLAN while processing an extscan hotlist event.
- Record
CVE-2018-5827- 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 Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WLAN while processing an extscan hotlist event.
- Record
CVE-2018-5827- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17594 No score
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WLAN while processing an extscan hotlist event.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17594- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2jfm-m229-65vc
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from...
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WLAN while processing an extscan hotlist event.
- Record
GHSA-2jfm-m229-65vc- 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-2018-5827 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published May 17, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.