CVE-2019-2251 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music
A stack buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malicious bitmap files.
- 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-2019-2251?
CVE-2019-2251 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, published on 21 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
If a bitmap file is loaded from any un-authenticated source, there is a possibility that the bitmap can potentially cause stack buffer overflow. in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in APQ8016, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, MDM9205, MSM8996AU, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCS405, QCS605, SA6155P, SC8180X, SDA660, SDA845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SDX24, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2251?
It affects 27 products.
Products include Qualcomm Apq8016 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware and 21 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2251 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-2019-2251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhmw-64gq-v4gx.