# CVE-2018-11285: Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

> A buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose information via a corrupted FLAC file.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-63xp-ghp6-pmp9

## What is CVE-2018-11285?

CVE-2018-11285 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 20 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDA660, SDM429, SDM439, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM710, SDX20, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, while parsing FLAC file with corrupted picture block, a buffer over-read can occur.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11285?

It affects 32 products.


Products: Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd415 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd425 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd427 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd430 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd435 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd450 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd615 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd616 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd625 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd650 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd810 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd820 Firmware and 12 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-11285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-11285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware

- [CVE-2016-10394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10394/): Improper Authentication in Core (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10522](https://insights.sbomify.com/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 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10528/): Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10533](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10533/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10534/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11285 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-11285 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 20 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11285/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11285/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11285
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11285
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11285

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11285/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.