CVE-2018-11873 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile
Improper input validation in Snapdragon Mobile WLAN firmware allows buffer overwrites, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation.
- 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-2018-11873?
CVE-2018-11873 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd845 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 WLAN roam buffer in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualcomm Sd845 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11873 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-2018-11873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9w2-5rx9-gc8v.