CVE-2018-5908

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the...

7.8 High

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, there is a possible buffer overflow in display function due to lack of buffer length validation before copying.

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

0.21%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2018-5908
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-5908
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-17675 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-17675
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6mx-xvjc-5qh4 7.8

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the...

Record: GHSA-w6mx-xvjc-5qh4
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS: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

google android

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-2018-5908 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published November 27, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.