Msm8996au Firmware
CVE-2018-5917
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Possible buffer overflow in OEM crypto function due to improper input validation in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MSM8996AU, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDA845, SDX24, SXR1130.
AnalysisAI
Possible buffer overflow in OEM crypto function due to improper input validation in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MSM8996AU, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Possible buffer overflow in OEM crypto function due to improper input validation in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MSM8996AU, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDA845, SDX24, SXR1130. Affected products include: Qualcomm Msm8996Au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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