CVE-2022-25657 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.3 Published 2 Sep 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a malicious MKV file.

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-2022-25657?

CVE-2022-25657 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 2 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory corruption due to buffer overflow occurs while processing invalid MKV clip which has invalid seek header in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25657?

It affects 107 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8953 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware and 101 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25657?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25657 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-2022-25657 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25657 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v57p-c7mg-rpp8.