CVE-2018-11288 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.8 Published 18 Jan 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can trigger undefined behavior via improper size checks, potentially leading to memory corruption and code execution on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

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-2018-11288?

CVE-2018-11288 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

Possible undefined behavior due to lack of size check in function for parameter segment_idx can lead to a read outside of the intended region in snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobile and snapdragon wear in versions MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SDX24, SXR1130

Weakness: CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11288?

It affects 20 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware and 14 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11288 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-2018-11288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r56h-vq2j-5898.