CVE-2018-5885
While loading dynamic fonts, a buffer overflow may occur if the number of segments in the font...
While loading dynamic fonts, a buffer overflow may occur if the number of segments in the font file is out of range in Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
While loading dynamic fonts, a buffer overflow may occur if the number of segments in the font file is out of range in Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear.
- Record
CVE-2018-5885- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
While loading dynamic fonts, a buffer overflow may occur if the number of segments in the font file is out of range in Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear.
- Record
CVE-2018-5885- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17652 No score
While loading dynamic fonts, a buffer overflow may occur if the number of segments in the font file is out of range in Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17652- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3g4w-52x2-m37c
While loading dynamic fonts, a buffer overflow may occur if the number of segments in the font...
While loading dynamic fonts, a buffer overflow may occur if the number of segments in the font file is out of range in Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear.
- Record
GHSA-3g4w-52x2-m37c- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- qualcomm msm8909w firmware
- qualcomm msm8996au firmware
- qualcomm sd 205 firmware
- qualcomm sd 210 firmware
- qualcomm sd 212 firmware
- qualcomm sd 415 firmware
- qualcomm sd 450 firmware
- qualcomm sd 615 firmware
- qualcomm sd 616 firmware
- qualcomm sd 625 firmware
- qualcomm sd 820 firmware
- qualcomm sd 845 firmware
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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-2018-5885 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, published July 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.