VDB-127285 · CVE-2018-5870 · BID 105838

Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile SD 835/SDA660/SDX24 Service Image Loader memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile SD 835/SDA660/SDX24. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Service Image Loader. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-5870. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile SD 835/SDA660/SDX24 (Chip Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Service Image Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

While loading a service image, an untrusted pointer dereference can occur in Snapdragon Mobile in versions SD 835, SDA660, SDX24.

The bug was discovered 11/05/2018. The weakness was published 11/28/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5870 since 01/19/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 23 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105838†). Similar entries are available at VDB-120497, VDB-120506, VDB-120507 and VDB-120508. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

Qualcomm

Name

Snapdragon Mobile

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.qualcomm.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/19/2018 🔍
11/05/2018 +290 days 🔍
11/05/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/28/2018 +23 days 🔍
11/28/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/29/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/04/2020 +522 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-5870 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5870
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127285
SecurityFocus: 105838 - Qualcomm Closed-Source Components Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/29/2018 07:59
Updated: 05/04/2020 07:27
Changes: 11/29/2018 07:59 (61), 05/04/2020 07:27 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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