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CVE-2016-10479: In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9607, MDM9615…

CVE-2016-10479 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists 18 affected products, including Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9607, MDM9615, MDM9635M, MDM9640, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 600, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 810, and SD 820, an arbitrary length value from an incoming message to QMI Proxy can lead to an out-of-bounds write in the stack variable message.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected products

  • Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm Mdm9615 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 210 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 212 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 205 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 400 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 600 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 415 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 617 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 650 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 652 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 800 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 810 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD

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