# CVE-2018-5894: Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

> An out-of-bounds access in Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute code or cause denial of service via malicious MP4 files.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-84x3-6jc5-8hx9

## What is CVE-2018-5894?

CVE-2018-5894 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 6 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Validation of Array Index in Multimedia While parsing an mp4 file in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear, an out-of-bounds access can occur.

Weakness: CWE-129 (Improper Validation of Array Index), CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5894?

It affects 24 products.


Products: Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 415 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 600 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 615 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 616 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 617 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 650 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 652 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 820 Firmware and 4 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-5894?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5894 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-5894 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware

- [CVE-2016-10394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10394/): Improper Authentication in Core (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10522/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10528/): Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10533](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10533/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10534/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-5894 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-5894 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 6 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5894/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5894/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5894
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5894
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5894

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.