CVE-2018-5867 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.8 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in WideVine allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges 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-2018-5867?

CVE-2018-5867 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 18 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Lack of checking input size can lead to buffer overflow In WideVine in snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobile and snapdragon wear in versions MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8996AU, 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 650/52, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, SDX24, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, SXR1130

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5867?

It affects 38 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware and 32 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5867?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5867 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-2018-5867 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5867 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hvc9-pc6p-pg4c.

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