CVE-2018-11875 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile
A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile WLAN firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- 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-2018-11875?
CVE-2018-11875 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
Lack of check of buffer size before copying in a WLAN function can lead to a buffer overflow in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845, SD 850.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11875?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Qualcomm Sd 845 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 850 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11875?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11875 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-2018-11875 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11875 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Sd 845 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6px-24p3-x59f.