CVE-2018-5885 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
A buffer overflow in Snapdragon Mobile and Wear firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malicious font files.
- 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-2018-5885?
CVE-2018-5885 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, published on 6 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
While loading dynamic fonts, a buffer overflow may occur if the number of segments in the font file is out of range in Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5885?
It affects 12 products.
Products include Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 415 Firmware and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5885?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5885 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-2018-5885 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5885 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware
- CVE-2019-2285 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10509 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10538 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-2255 Code injection in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-2259 Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3g4w-52x2-m37c.