CVE-2018-5915 Denial of service in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

Critical 9.8 Published 18 Jan 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An exception in the Modem IP stack when processing IPv6 packets can cause a denial of service on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

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-2018-5915?

CVE-2018-5915 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, published on 18 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Exception in Modem IP stack while processing IPv6 packet in snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobile and snapdragon wear in versions MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SDA660, SDX20, SXR1130

Weakness: CWE-19

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5915?

It affects 21 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware and 15 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5915?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5915 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-5915 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5915 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gxr-4rj2-2vxc.