CVE-2018-11871 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
A buffer overflow in the WLAN driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Qualcomm 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-2018-11871?
CVE-2018-11871 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware, published on 29 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overwrite can happen in WLAN function while processing set pdev parameter command due to lack of input validation in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in version IPQ4019, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCA6174A, QCA6564, QCA6574, QCA6574AU, QCA6584, QCA6584AU, QCA9377, QCA9378, QCA9379, QCA9531, QCA9558, QCA9563, QCA9880, QCA9886, QCA9980, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 600, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM710, SDX20, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11871?
It affects 49 products.
Products include Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8064 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8074 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware and 43 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11871?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11871 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-2018-11871 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11871 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware
- CVE-2020-11172 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2020-11117 Command injection in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2014-10045 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
- CVE-2014-9988 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
- CVE-2014-9998 In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear IPQ40
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wr4r-8qpw-gr6r.