CVE-2017-18294
What it is
While reading file class type from ELF header, a buffer overread may happen if the ELF file size is less than the size of ELF64 header size in Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in version 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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Qualcomm fsm9055 Firmware
- Qualcomm mdm9206 Firmware
- Qualcomm mdm9607 Firmware
- Qualcomm mdm9650 Firmware
- Qualcomm msm8909w Firmware
- Qualcomm msm8996au Firmware
- Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware
- Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins
- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01#qualcomm-closed-source-components
- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01#qualcomm-closed-source-components
- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins