Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile up to SDM660 TZ Cold Boot access control

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear (Chip Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component TZ Cold Boot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SDA660, SDM429, SDM439, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, on TZ cold boot the CNOC_QDSS RG0 locked by xBL_SEC is cleared by TZ.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2018. The weakness was released 09/20/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-18314 since 06/15/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/03/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 124296, 124297, 124325 and 125871.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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06/15/2018 🔍
09/04/2018 +81 days 🔍
09/20/2018 +15 days 🔍
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09/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/03/2020 +590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-18314 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2018 07:01
Updated: 05/03/2020 12:31
Changes: 09/21/2018 07:01 (59), 05/03/2020 12:31 (2)
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