CVE-2018-5917
Possible buffer overflow in OEM crypto function due to improper input validation in Snapdragon...
Possible buffer overflow in OEM crypto function due to improper input validation in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MSM8996AU, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDA845, SDX24, SXR1130.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Possible buffer overflow in OEM crypto function due to improper input validation in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MSM8996AU, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDA845, SDX24, SXR1130.
- Record
CVE-2018-5917- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Possible buffer overflow in OEM crypto function due to improper input validation in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MSM8996AU, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDA845, SDX24, SXR1130.
- Record
CVE-2018-5917- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17684 No score
Possible buffer overflow in OEM crypto function due to improper input validation in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MSM8996AU, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDA845, SDX24, SXR1130.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17684- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-825r-j36p-8hq9
Possible buffer overflow in OEM crypto function due to improper input validation in Snapdragon...
Possible buffer overflow in OEM crypto function due to improper input validation in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MSM8996AU, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDA845, SDX24, SXR1130.
- Record
GHSA-825r-j36p-8hq9- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- qualcomm, inc. snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobile
- qualcomm msm8996au firmware
- qualcomm sd 425 firmware
- qualcomm sd 430 firmware
- qualcomm sd 450 firmware
- qualcomm sd 625 firmware
- qualcomm sd 820 firmware
- qualcomm sd 820a firmware
- qualcomm sd 835 firmware
- qualcomm sd 845 firmware
- qualcomm sd 850 firmware
- qualcomm sda660 firmware
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-5917 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, published November 28, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.