CVE-2018-11859 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overwrite can happen in WLAN due to lack of validation of the input length in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845, SD 850.

Published: 2018-10-29

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

Snapdragon Mobile

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`SD 845, SD 850`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_845_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_845:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_850_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_850:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-3851	Buffer overwrite can happen in WLAN due to lack of validation of the input length in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845, SD 850.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0024.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107681
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Qualcomm Sd 845 Sd 845 Firmware Sd 850 Sd 850 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: qualcomm

Published: 2018-10-29T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:17:09.229Z

Reserved: 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-11859

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-29T18:29:01.417

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:36:43.210

Link: CVE-2018-11859

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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