CVE-2018-11923 Integer overflow in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.8 Published 24 May 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An integer overflow in the WMA event handler allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow, potentially leading to code execution on affected 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-2018-11923?

CVE-2018-11923 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, published on 24 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper buffer length check before copying can lead to integer overflow and then a buffer overflow in WMA event handler in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCA6574AU, QCS605, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 636, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24

Weakness: CWE-190, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11923?

It affects 28 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware and 22 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11923?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11923 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11923 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11923 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r69j-9fc4-9j2p.