CVE-2018-13897 Information disclosure in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.5 Published 25 Jul 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can obtain client hostnames via DNS records on devices using dnsmasq on Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms.

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-2018-13897?

CVE-2018-13897 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 25 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Clients hostname gets added to DNS record on device which is running dnsmasq resulting in an information exposure in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS605, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 636, SD 650/52, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 855, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13897?

It affects 29 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware and 23 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-13897?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-13897 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-97h7-m3vr-34f5.