Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile RIL_REQUEST_GET_SMSC_ADDRESS Message memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation as part of RIL_REQUEST_GET_SMSC_ADDRESS Message leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5878. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear (Chip Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a RIL_REQUEST_GET_SMSC_ADDRESS Message leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

While sending the response to a RIL_REQUEST_GET_SMSC_ADDRESS message, a buffer overflow can occur in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear.

The bug was discovered 04/02/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-5878 since 01/19/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 95 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/19/2018 🔍
04/02/2018 +73 days 🔍
07/06/2018 +94 days 🔍
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07/07/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/03/2020 +666 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-5878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120542
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2018 09:24
Updated: 05/03/2020 11:25
Changes: 07/07/2018 09:24 (58), 05/03/2020 11:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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