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CVE-2017-18294· NVD / CVE Program· CNA qualcomm

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

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.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 23, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 16th percentile
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
qualcommfsm9055 firmware
qualcommfsm9055
qualcommmdm9206 firmware
qualcommmdm9206
qualcommmdm9607 firmware
qualcommmdm9607
qualcommmdm9650 firmware
qualcommmdm9650
qualcommmsm8909w firmware
qualcommmsm8909w
qualcommmsm8996au firmware
qualcommmsm8996au

and 36 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • qualcomm fsm9055 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm mdm9206 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm mdm9607 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm mdm9650 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm msm8909w firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm msm8996au firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 205 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 210 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 212 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 415 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 425 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 430 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 450 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 615 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 616 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 625 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 650 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 652 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 820 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 820a firmwareall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (qualcomm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

    • 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, SDX20affected

Same product

qualcomm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2016-10501In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear, and Small Cell SoC FSM9055, MDM
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2015-9196In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Small Cell SoC FSM9055, MDM9635M, SD 400, and
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2017-18279Lack of check of buffer length before copying can lead to buffer overflow in camera module in Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2017-18124During secure boot, addition is performed on uint8 ptrs which led to overflow issue in Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mob
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2015-9132In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Small Cell SoC FSM9055, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205,
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2017-18301In Small Cell SoC and Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version FSM9055, FSM9955, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 425, SD 427
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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