CVE-2018-11291 Weak cryptography in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.5 Published Updated

Weak random number generation in Qualcomm Snapdragon NAN allows attackers to bypass cryptographic security mechanisms.

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-2018-11291?

CVE-2018-11291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq8074 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 IPQ8074, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCA4531, QCA6174A, QCA6564, QCA6574, QCA6574AU, QCA6584, QCA6584AU, QCA9377, QCA9378, QCA9379, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 600, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDX20, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, cryptographic issues due to the random number generator was not a strong one in NAN.

Weakness: CWE-338

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11291?

It affects 36 products.

Products include Qualcomm Ipq8074 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware and 30 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11291?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11291 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Ipq8074 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f4xr-c97v-hvqh.

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