CVE-2018-11279 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to corrupt memory, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-11279?
CVE-2018-11279 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 18 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Lack of check of input size can make device memory get corrupted because of buffer overflow in snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobile and snapdragon wear in versions MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9615, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 636, SD 650/52, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, SXR1130
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11279?
It affects 46 products.
Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9615 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware and 40 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11279 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-2018-11279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware
- CVE-2016-10394 Improper Authentication in Core
- CVE-2019-10522 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10528 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10533 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10534 Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2wpq-788c-xqhp.