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CVE-2018-11816


Crafted Binder Request Causes Heap UAF in MediaServer


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 28 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 25 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2024-11-26T14:15:17.723

Last Modified

2025-02-06T16:41:05.897

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm 9206_lte_modem_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm 9206_lte_modem - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8016_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8016 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8017_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8017 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8039_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8039 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8052_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8052 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8056_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8056 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8076_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8076 - No
Operating System qualcomm aqt1000_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm aqt1000 - No
Operating System qualcomm ar6003_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm ar6003 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd660_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd660 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd670_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd670 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd820_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd820 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd821_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd821 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd835_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd835 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For qualcomm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.