CVE-2018-11986
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the...
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Possible buffer overflow in TX and RX FIFOs of microcontroller in camera subsystem used to exchange commands and messages between Micro FW and CPP driver.
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
7.8
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Possible buffer overflow in TX and RX FIFOs of microcontroller in camera subsystem used to exchange commands and messages between Micro FW and CPP driver.
- Record
CVE-2018-11986- 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 all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Possible buffer overflow in TX and RX FIFOs of microcontroller in camera subsystem used to exchange commands and messages between Micro FW and CPP driver.
- Record
CVE-2018-11986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3978 No score
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Possible buffer overflow in TX and RX FIFOs of microcontroller in camera subsystem used to exchange commands and messages between Micro FW and CPP driver.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3978- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmq8-q284-83mw
7.8
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the...
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Possible buffer overflow in TX and RX FIFOs of microcontroller in camera subsystem used to exchange commands and messages between Micro FW and CPP driver.
- Record
GHSA-jmq8-q284-83mw- 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-2018-11986 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published December 20, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.