CVE-2019-14023 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

High 7.8 Published 21 Jan 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Missing input validation in Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to trigger memory corruption via malformed HLOS data, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.

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-2019-14023?

CVE-2019-14023 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, published on 21 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

String format issue will occur while processing HLOS data as there is no user input validation to ensure inputs are properly NULL terminated before string copy in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in MDM9607, Nicobar, Rennell, SA6155P, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14023?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, Qualcomm Rennell Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6155p Firmware, Qualcomm Sdx55 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm6150 Firmware and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14023?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14023 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-2019-14023 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14023 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m25j-9vv7-x2px.