CVE-2018-5839
Improperly configured memory protection allows read/write access to modem image from HLOS kernel in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MDM9150, MDM9615, MDM9625,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Improperly configured memory protection allows read/write access to modem image from HLOS kernel in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MDM9150, MDM9615, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8996AU, QCS605, SD 636, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SD 8CX, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20, SXR1130.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 11th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- qualcomm/snapdragon auto firmware · qualcomm/snapdragon compute firmware · qualcomm/snapdragon consumer internet of things firmware · qualcomm/snapdragon industrial internet of things firmware · qualcomm/mdm9150 firmware · qualcomm/mdm9615 firmware · qualcomm/mdm9625 firmware · qualcomm/mdm9635m firmware · qualcomm/mdm9640 firmware · qualcomm/mdm9650 firmware · qualcomm/mdm9655 firmware · qualcomm/msm8996au firmware · qualcomm/qcs605 firmware · qualcomm/sd 636 firmware · qualcomm/sd 675 firmware · qualcomm/sd 712 firmware · qualcomm/sd 710 firmware · qualcomm/sd 670 firmware · qualcomm/sd 820 firmware · qualcomm/sd 820a firmware · +10 more
- Source
- product-security@qualcomm.com
EPSS 0.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106845Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletinsVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106845Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletinsVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.