CVE-2017-18160 Hardcoded credentials in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
Hardcoded cipher suites in Qualcomm GNSS modules cause session failures, requiring manual updates to maintain location services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18160?
CVE-2017-18160 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, published on 18 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AGPS session failure in GNSS module due to cyphersuites are hardcoded and needed manual update everytime in snapdragon mobile and snapdragon wear in versions MDM9635M, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18160?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9645 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 835 Firmware and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18160?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18160 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-18160 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18160 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware
- CVE-2014-9985 Race condition in Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2016-10494 Integer overflow in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
- CVE-2016-10495 Integer overflow in Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2016-10496 Null dereference in Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2016-10433 Race condition in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rxr-9956-j9gp.