CVE-2018-5871
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU...
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version 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, MAC address randomization performed during probe requests (for privacy reasons) is not done properly due to a flawed RNG which produces repeating output much earlier than expected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version 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, MAC address randomization performed during probe requests (for privacy reasons) is not done properly due to a flawed RNG which produces repeating output much earlier than expected.
- Record
CVE-2018-5871- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version 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, MAC address randomization performed during probe requests (for privacy reasons) is not done properly due to a flawed RNG which produces repeating output much earlier than expected.
- Record
CVE-2018-5871- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17638 No score
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version 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, MAC address randomization performed during probe requests (for privacy reasons) is not done properly due to a flawed RNG which produces repeating output much earlier than expected.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17638- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gwf-ww2j-gfrq
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU...
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version 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, MAC address randomization performed during probe requests (for privacy reasons) is not done properly due to a flawed RNG which produces repeating output much earlier than expected.
- Record
GHSA-6gwf-ww2j-gfrq- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- qualcomm mdm9206 firmware
- qualcomm mdm9607 firmware
- qualcomm mdm9640 firmware
- qualcomm mdm9650 firmware
- qualcomm msm8996au firmware
- qualcomm qca6574au firmware
- qualcomm sd205 firmware
- qualcomm sd210 firmware
- qualcomm sd212 firmware
- qualcomm sd415 firmware
- qualcomm sd425 firmware
- qualcomm sd427 firmware
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- qualcomm sd430 firmware
- qualcomm sd435 firmware
- qualcomm sd450 firmware
- qualcomm sd615 firmware
- qualcomm sd616 firmware
- qualcomm sd650 firmware
- qualcomm sd652 firmware
- qualcomm sd820a firmware
- qualcomm sd835 firmware
- qualcomm sd845 firmware
- qualcomm sd850 firmware
- qualcomm sda660 firmware
- qualcomm sdm429 firmware
- qualcomm sdm439 firmware
- qualcomm sdm630 firmware
- qualcomm sdm632 firmware
- qualcomm sdm636 firmware
- qualcomm sdm660 firmware
- qualcomm sdm710 firmware
- qualcomm, inc. snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobile, snapdragon wear
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-5871 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published September 20, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.