CVE-2017-18133 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Out-of-bounds access in Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges 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-2017-18133?

CVE-2017-18133 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 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 MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 835, an out of bound access for ebi channel array can potentially occur.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18133?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18133?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18133 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-2017-18133 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18133 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2hww-7q2w-hx7f.

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