CVE-2017-18304 Memory corruption in Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
Insufficient memory allocation in Qualcomm Snapdragon boot process allows out-of-bounds access, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18304?
CVE-2017-18304 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 23 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient memory allocation in boot due to incorrect size being passed could result in out of bounds access in Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear in version FSM9055, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SDA660 and SDX20
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18304?
It affects 26 products.
Products include Qaulcomm Fsm9055 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware and 20 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18304?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18304 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-2017-18304 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18304 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j6f-rjrr-9vwj.