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CVE-2018-11828· NVD / CVE Program· CNA qualcomm

When FW tries to get random mac address generated from new SW RNG and ADC values read are constant then DUT get struck in loop while trying

When FW tries to get random mac address generated from new SW RNG and ADC values read are constant then DUT get struck in loop while trying to get random ADC samples in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 26, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.1% · 65th percentile
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Action score

30

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.1%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
qualcommsd 210 firmware
qualcommsd 210
qualcommsd 212 firmware
qualcommsd 212
qualcommsd 205 firmware
qualcommsd 205
qualcommsd 425 firmware
qualcommsd 425
qualcommsd 430 firmware
qualcommsd 430
qualcommsd 450 firmware
qualcommsd 450

and 6 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • qualcomm sd 205 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 210 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 212 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 425 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 430 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 450 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 625 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 650 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 652 firmwareall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (qualcomm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Mobile

    • SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52affected

Same product

qualcomm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2016-10477In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 430, SD 615/16/S
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2016-10475In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 430, SD 615/16/S
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2016-10467In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile and Snapdragon Mobile SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, S
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2016-10458In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427,
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2016-10407In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 430,
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2015-9205In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 20
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

Code that parses nested structures sets no depth or size limit. A small input can turn into a disproportionate processing load.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-400 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
function expand(node) {  return node.children.map(expand);}

Fixed

ts
const MAX_DEPTH = 32;function expand(node, depth = 0) {  if (depth > MAX_DEPTH) throw new Error("too deep");  return node.children.map((c) => expand(c, depth + 1));}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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