CVE-2018-5885: qualcomm, inc. snapdragon mobile, snapdragon wear

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-5885 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in qualcomm, inc. snapdragon mobile, snapdragon wear. EPSS estimates a 0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-07-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

While loading dynamic fonts, a buffer overflow may occur if the number of segments in the font file is out of range in Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.