HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2018-13924
CRITICAL

CVE-2018-13924

CWE-787Published: July 22, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Lack of check to prevent the buffer length taking negative values can lead to stack overflow. in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in IPQ8074, MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9615, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCA6174A, QCA8081, QCS404, QCS405, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 650/52, SD 665, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SD 8CX, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, SXR1130

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-13924 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Qualcomm112 product(s)
ipq8074 firmwareipq8074mdm9150 firmwaremdm9150mdm9206 firmwaremdm9206mdm9607 firmwaremdm9607mdm9615 firmwaremdm9615mdm9625 firmwaremdm9625+100
Source: NVD CPE · 112 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins
ADVISORYhttps://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins

All References (2)

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https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletinsVendor Advisory
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https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletinsVendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2018-13924
CVSS Score9.8 / 10
SeverityCRITICAL
WeaknessCWE-787
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedJul 22, 2019

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2018-13924 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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