CVE-2018-5911 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.8 Published 14 Jun 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A buffer overflow in the WLAN function 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-2018-5911?

CVE-2018-5911 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9150 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

Buffer overflow in WLAN function due to improper check of buffer size before copying in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCS605, SD 625, SD 636, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 820A, SD 855, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5911?

It affects 20 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware and 14 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5911?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5911 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-2018-5911 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wv74-665g-m54p.