CVE-2018-11290 Weak cryptography in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.5 Published 20 Sep 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Flawed random number generation in Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets fails to properly randomize MAC addresses during probe requests, allowing user tracking.

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-2018-11290?

CVE-2018-11290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 20 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCA6574AU, QCA6584, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820A, SD 845, SDM429, SDM439, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDX20, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, MAC address randomization performed during probe requests is not done properly due to a flawed RNG in use.

Weakness: CWE-338

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11290?

It affects 27 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware and 21 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11290?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r79p-jp6r-p5pm.