CVE-2016-10489 Null dereference in Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.8 Published 18 Apr 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An untrusted pointer dereference in the Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service on Android devices.

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-2016-10489?

CVE-2016-10489 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 400 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 400, lack of address argument validation in qsee_get_tz_app_name() may lead to an untrusted pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10489?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Qualcomm Sd 400 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10489?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-10489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Sd 400 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vjmq-62r4-4r8m.