PT-2018-17203 · Qualcomm · Snapdragon

Published 2018-09-20 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-5871

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) versions 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

Description: The issue is related to MAC address randomization during probe requests, which is intended for privacy reasons. However, due to a flawed Random Number Generator (RNG), the randomization is not performed properly, resulting in repeating output much earlier than expected.

Recommendations: For Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) versions 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, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-338

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5871

Affected Products

Snapdragon

References · 3

• https://qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5871 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01#qualcomm-closed-source-components · Note