CVE-2017-18127 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
A buffer overflow in the VR service allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected 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-2017-18127?
CVE-2017-18127 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, published on 11 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Android before security patch level 2018-04-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 835, SD 845, while processing a SetParam command packet in the VR service, the extracted name_len and value_len values are not checked and could potentially cause a buffer overflow in subsequent calls to memcpy().
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18127?
It affects 12 products.
Products include Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18127?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18127 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-2017-18127 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18127 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware
- CVE-2019-2285 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10509 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10538 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-2255 Code injection in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-2259 Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8382-p5rp-5gwx.