Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile up to SDX20 SafeSwitch Service Application access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SafeSwitch Service. This manipulation as part of Application causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-18296. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear (Chip Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component SafeSwitch Service. The manipulation as part of a Application 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:

Access control on applications is not applied while accessing SafeSwitch services can lead to improper access in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDA660, SDX20.

The bug was discovered 08/06/2018. The weakness was presented 10/23/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-18296 since 06/15/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. 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 78 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-124288, VDB-124289, VDB-124290 and VDB-125857 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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06/15/2018 🔍
08/06/2018 +52 days 🔍
10/23/2018 +77 days 🔍
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10/24/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/30/2023 +1679 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: source.android.com
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CVE: CVE-2017-18296 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18296
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125863
SecurityTracker: 1041432

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/24/2018 06:53
Updated: 05/30/2023 15:50
Changes: 10/24/2018 06:53 (60), 05/03/2020 16:19 (2), 05/30/2023 15:50 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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