CVE-2018-5914 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.8 Published 26 Oct 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can trigger an array out-of-bounds error in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware via improper input validation, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

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-2018-5914?

CVE-2018-5914 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 26 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper input validation in TZ led to array out of bound in TZ function while accessing the peripheral details using the incoming data in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 835, SDA660.

Weakness: CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5914?

It affects 14 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware and 8 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5914?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5914 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-2018-5914 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pv2r-r7jc-7h77.