CVE-2017-18310 Missing authorization in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.8 Published Updated

Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware improperly exposes internal services to the host OS, allowing attackers to potentially escalate privileges or execute code.

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-2017-18310?

CVE-2017-18310 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, published on 26 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ClientEnv exposes services 0-32 to HLOS in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in version MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDA660, SDM429, SDM439, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18310?

It affects 31 products.

Products include Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 410 Firmware and 25 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18310?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18310 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2017-18310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qgc8-3j96-8x87.

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