CVE-2018-5912 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile
A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon video processing allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malicious input.
- 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-2018-5912?
CVE-2018-5912 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, published on 28 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Potential buffer overflow in Video due to lack of input validation in input and output values in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile in MSM8996AU, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5912?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 820 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 820a Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 835 Firmware and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5912 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-2018-5912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5912 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware
- CVE-2017-18318 Security feature bypass in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2024-45555 Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow in Automotive OS Platform
- CVE-2022-33282 Integer overflow to buffer overflow in Automotive Multimedia
- CVE-2022-25680 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto
- CVE-2024-53030 Improper Input Validation in Automotive OS Platform
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xf35-wvpj-g87q.