CVE-2016-10483 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.5 Published Updated

Improper input validation in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows unauthorized memory access, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.

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-2016-10483?

CVE-2016-10483 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 410 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 Snapdragon Mobile SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 808, and SD 810, improper input validation while processing SCM Command can lead to unauthorized memory access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10483?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Qualcomm Sd 410 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 412 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 415 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 615 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 616 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 808 Firmware and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10483?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-10483 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10483 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Sd 410 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m68m-mh5v-xf7m.

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