CVE-2018-11872 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.8 Published Updated

Improper input validation in WLAN WMI command handling allows buffer overwrites, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation on 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-2018-11872?

CVE-2018-11872 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 845 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

Improper input validation leads to buffer overwrite in the WLAN function that handles WMI commands in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845, SD 850, SDA660

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11872?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Qualcomm Sd 845 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 850 Firmware, Qualcomm Sda660 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11872?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11872 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-2018-11872 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11872 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Sd 845 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p68m-56c4-v5gv.

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