CVE-2018-5871 Weak cryptography in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
Flawed random number generation in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to bypass MAC address randomization privacy protections.
- 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-2018-5871?
CVE-2018-5871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 20 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCA6574AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDM429, SDM439, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM710, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, MAC address randomization performed during probe requests (for privacy reasons) is not done properly due to a flawed RNG which produces repeating output much earlier than expected.
Weakness: CWE-338
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5871?
It affects 31 products.
Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware and 25 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5871?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-5871 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5871 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-6gwf-ww2j-gfrq.