CVE-2019-2285 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Out-of-bounds write in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via crafted video properties.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-2285?

CVE-2019-2285 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, published on 6 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out of bound write issue is observed while giving information about properties that have been set so far for playing video in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 665, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SD 8CX, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, SXR1130

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2285?

It affects 36 products.

Products include Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Qualcomm 215 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware and 30 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2285 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-2019-2285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-397q-frxp-g3pm.

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