CVE-2018-5872

While parsing over-the-air information elements in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux...

8.0 High

While parsing over-the-air information elements in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, the use of an out-of-range pointer offset can occur.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.0

Record: CVE-2018-5872
CVSS 3.0: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 8.3 HighAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-5872
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-17639 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-17639
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h298-2879-x8w8 8.0

While parsing over-the-air information elements in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux...

Record: GHSA-h298-2879-x8w8
CVSS 3.0: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-5872 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Google Android, published July 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.