CVE-2017-18328 Use after free in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.8 Published Updated

A use-after-free flaw in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via QSH client rule processing.

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-2017-18328?

CVE-2017-18328 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 3 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use after free in QSH client rule processing in snapdragon mobile and snapdragon wear in versions MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 636, SD 820, SD 835, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18328?

It affects 24 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9645 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware and 18 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18328?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18328 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2017-18328 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g9r6-5mw5-cwjp.

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