CVE-2016-10478: qualcomm, inc. snapdragon mobile Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-10478 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in qualcomm, inc. snapdragon mobile. EPSS estimates a 1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-04-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile SD 617, incorrect size calculation in QCRIL SCWS processing have Integer overflow which will lead to a buffer overflow.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.