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

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

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4gxr-4rj2-2vxc

## 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: Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 670 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 710 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 712 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 820 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 820a Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 835 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 845 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 850 Firmware, Qualcomm Sda660 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdx20 Firmware and 1 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.

## Is CVE-2018-5915 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware

- [CVE-2019-10531](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10531/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-2276](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2276/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9126/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-10479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10479/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-10481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10481/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-5915 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5915/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5915/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5915
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5915
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5915

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5915/
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