CVE-2018-11998 Race condition in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
A race condition in MQTT packet processing allows out-of-bounds access, potentially enabling code execution or denial of service on affected Snapdragon devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-11998?
CVE-2018-11998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 18 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
While processing a packet decode request in MQTT, Race condition can occur leading to an out-of-bounds access in snapdragon mobile and snapdragon wear in versions MDM9206, MDM9607, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 427, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 636, SD 835, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11998?
It affects 15 products.
Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 427 Firmware and 9 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-11998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware
- CVE-2016-10394 Improper Authentication in Core
- CVE-2019-10522 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10528 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10533 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10534 Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4jm-339f-6mhg.