CVE-2017-14912 Memory corruption in Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Improper buffer attribute marking in Secure Display allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Qualcomm Snapdragon 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-2017-14912?

CVE-2017-14912 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 30 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Android before 2018-01-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile [VERSION]: MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 200, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 835, the attributes of buffers in Secure Display were not marked properly.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14912?

It affects 21 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware and 15 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14912?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14912 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-2017-14912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4q35-4gfx-573p.

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