CVE-2018-3589 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.8 Published 11 Apr 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malformed diag log packets.

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-2018-3589?

CVE-2018-3589 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, published on 11 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Android before security patch level 2018-04-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9650, MDM9655, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, the vswr capture size is larger than the maximum size of a diag logPacket, which can lead to a buffer overflow when the sample buffer is copied to the logPacket buffer.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3589?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 835 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 845 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 850 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3589 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-2018-3589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6r5w-r8mj-phm7.