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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 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

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 24 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 21 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-01-18T22:29:00.457

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:43:03.323

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.3 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

7.8

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
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Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm mdm9206_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9206 - No
Operating System qualcomm mdm9607_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9607 - No
Operating System qualcomm mdm9650_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9650 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_210_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_210 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_212_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_212 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_205_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_205 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_625_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_625 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_636_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_636 - No
Operating System qualcomm sda660_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sda660 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm630_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm630 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm660_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm660 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdx20_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx20 - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For qualcomm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.