CVE-2019-2294 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Critical 9.8 Published 30 Sep 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Hard-coded magic numbers in heap guard bytes allow attackers to corrupt heap blocks, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Snapdragon devices.

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-2019-2294?

CVE-2019-2294 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware, published on 30 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Usage of hard-coded magic number for calculating heap guard bytes can allow users to corrupt heap blocks without heap algorithm knowledge in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9205, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9615, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9655, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 650/52, 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-330

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2294?

It affects 47 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9615 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware and 41 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2294 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-2019-2294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-63v9-v58h-69gm.