Description
Under certain mode of operations, HLOS may be able get direct or indirect access through DXE channels to tamper with the authenticated WCNSS firmware stored in DDR because DXE-accessible memory is located within the authenticated image in Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear in version MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01#qualcomm-closed-source-components
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
35.3%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (10)
qualcomm/msm8909w_firmware
qualcomm/sd_205_firmware
qualcomm/sd_210_firmware
qualcomm/sd_212_firmware
qualcomm/sd_410_firmware
qualcomm/sd_412_firmware
qualcomm/sd_415_firmware
qualcomm/sd_615_firmware
qualcomm/sd_616_firmware
qualcomm/sd_617_firmware
Published
Oct 23, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026