CVE-2019-2257 Misconfiguration in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.8 Published 14 Jun 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Incorrect file permissions in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allow attackers to gain unauthorized privileges on affected 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-2019-2257?

CVE-2019-2257 is a high-severity 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

Wrong permissions in configuration file can lead to unauthorized permission in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9150, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS405, QCS605, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 636, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 855, SDA660, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2257?

It affects 24 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs405 Firmware and 18 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-2257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w3v4-8fgq-h9m4.