Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-18309 - Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Qualcomm SD 845 Firmware and SD 850 Firmware
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
NONE Summary
A micro-core of QMP transportation may cause a macro-core to read from or write to arbitrary memory in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845, SD 850.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 2 | |
| Hardware | 2 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.