CVE-2016-10429 Other in Small Cell SoC , Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.5 Published 18 Apr 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs fail to distinguish between three image types during loading, potentially leading to undefined behavior or security issues.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-10429?

CVE-2016-10429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware, published on 18 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear FSM9055, IPQ4019, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, and SDX20, three image types are loaded in the same manner without distinguishing them.

Weakness: CWE-19

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10429?

It affects 32 products.

Products include Qualcomm Fsm9055 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware and 26 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-10429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-chq8-m8fq-m2wm.