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CVE-2018-11284: Spoofed SMS can be used to send a large number of messages to the device which will in turn initiate a flood…

CVE-2018-11284 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.3 and NVD lists 12 affected products, including Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction.

Vulnerability description

Spoofed SMS can be used to send a large number of messages to the device which will in turn initiate a flood of registration updates with the server in snapdragon mobile and snapdragon wear in versions MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 625, SD 636, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Changed. Impact reaches beyond the vulnerable component to other resources.
  • Confidentiality impact: None. No loss of confidentiality.
  • Integrity impact: Low. Some data can be modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Affected products

  • Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 210 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 212 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 205 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 625 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm SD 636 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm Sda660 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm Sdm630 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm Sdm660 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
  • Qualcomm Sdx20 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD

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