Race Condition Vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Wear Products
CVE-2018-11998

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Qualcomm
Status
Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 January 2019

What is CVE-2018-11998?

A race condition can occur during packet decode requests in the MQTT protocol, affecting Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile and wear products. This vulnerability may lead to an out-of-bounds access situation that could potentially allow unauthorized access or manipulation of data. The affected versions include a wide range of Snapdragon processors, highlighting the need for timely security updates and patches to mitigate risks associated with this flaw.

Affected Version(s)

Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 427, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 636, SD 835, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016

References

https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2018-11998 : Race Condition Vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Wear Products