CVE-2018-3583 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.8 Published 14 Jun 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via a malicious hotlist event.

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-2018-3583?

CVE-2018-3583 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 14 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A buffer overflow can occur while processing an extscan hotlist event in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCA9379, QCS605, SD 625, SD 636, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 855, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3583?

It affects 18 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3583 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-2018-3583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wgc-phx4-vw9j.