Type conversion in Qualcomm products - CVE-2022-22102

 

Type conversion in Qualcomm products - CVE-2022-22102

Published: July 7, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64996
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22102
CWE-ID: CWE-704
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QCA6574AU
SA6155P
QCA6696
SA6145P
SA6150P
SA8145P
SA8150P
SA8155P
SA8195P
Software vendor:
Qualcomm

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type conversion error when processing multimedia content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted multimedia file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger type conversion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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