CVE-2018-5837

In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version IPQ8074, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCA6574AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, 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 is not done properly due to a flawed RNG which produced repeating output much earlier than expected.

Published: 2018-09-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-5837 is rated Moderate Risk (47.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5837

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-04 0.11% 0.27% +0.16%
2 2025-11-21 0.18% 0.11% -0.07%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-5837

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-5837

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-5837

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm ipq8074_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8074_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9206_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9607_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9640_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9650_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8996au_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574au_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd210_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd212_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd212_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd205_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd205_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd425_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd425_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd427_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd427_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd430_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd430_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd435_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd435_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd450_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd450_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd625_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd625_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd820a_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd820a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd835_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd835_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd845_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd845_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd850_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd850_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sda660_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sda660_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm429_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm439_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm439_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm630_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm630_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm632_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm632_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm636_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm636_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm660_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm660_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm710_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm710_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-5837

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