Buffer Overread Vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon Products
CVE-2017-18294

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Qualcomm
Status
Small Cell Soc, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 October 2018

Summary

A vulnerability exists within certain Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs, where a buffer overread may occur when reading the ELF header type if the file size falls short of the expected ELF64 header size. This issue affects various Snapdragon products across multiple versions, potentially allowing misinterpretation of data and unauthorized access or manipulation.

Affected Version(s)

Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear FSM9055, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDA660, SDX20

References

https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01#q...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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