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CVE-2019-10537 — Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.8

Improper validation of event buffer extracted from FW response can lead to integer overflow, which will allow to pass the length check and eventually will lead to buffer overwrite when event data is copied to context buffer in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in MDM9607, Nicobar, QCA6574AU, QCN7605, QCS405, QCS605, SDM660, SDM845, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Published
2019-12-18
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-190

Affected products

  • qualcomm / mdm9607_firmware
  • qualcomm / nicobar_firmware
  • qualcomm / qca6574au_firmware
  • qualcomm / qcn7605_firmware
  • qualcomm / qcs405_firmware
  • qualcomm / qcs605_firmware

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Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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