CVE-2018-13898 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds write in the PMIC allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-13898?

CVE-2018-13898 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, published on 14 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out-of-Bounds write due to incorrect array index check in PMIC in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MDM9655, QCS405, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SD 8CX, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, SDX24, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, SXR1130

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13898?

It affects 40 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs405 Firmware and 34 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-13898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13898 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-2018-13898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gj49-7ff4-x6q2.

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