CVE-2018-13914 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.8 Published 25 Feb 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Out-of-bounds array access in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via user space input.

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-2018-13914?

CVE-2018-13914 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, published on 25 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Lack of input validation for data received from user space can lead to an out of bound array issue in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in version MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 636, SD 820A, SD 835, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13914?

It affects 18 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-13914?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13914 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-2018-13914 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-52xg-g8gg-f2f7.