VDB-128483 · CVE-2018-15006 · BID 106361

ZTE ZMAX Champ com.android.zte.hiddenmenu resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZTE ZMAX Champ. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component com.android.zte.hiddenmenu. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-15006. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZTE ZMAX Champ (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component com.android.zte.hiddenmenu. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The ZTE ZMAX Champ Android device with a build fingerprint of ZTE/Z917VL/fortune:6.0.1/MMB29M/20170327.120922:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed platform app with a package name of com.android.zte.hiddenmenu (versionCode=23, versionName=6.0.1) that contains an exported broadcast receiver app component named com.android.zte.hiddenmenu.CommandReceiver that is accessible to any app co-located on the device. This app component, when it receives a broadcast intent with a certain action string, will write a non-standard (i.e., not defined in Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code) command to the /cache/recovery/command file to be executed in recovery mode. Once the device boots into recovery mode, it will crash, boot into recovery mode, and crash again. This crash loop will keep repeating, which makes the device unusable. There is no way to boot into an alternate mode once the crash loop starts.

The bug was discovered 08/05/2018. The weakness was presented 12/28/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-15006 since 08/05/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 145 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106361†). See VDB-128482 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

ZMAX Champ

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.zte.com.cn/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/05/2018 🔍
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12/28/2018 +145 days 🔍
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12/29/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/24/2020 +482 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: zte.com.cn

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-15006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128483
SecurityFocus: 106361 - ZTE ZMAX Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/29/2018 14:47
Updated: 04/24/2020 18:03
Changes: 12/29/2018 14:47 (59), 04/24/2020 18:03 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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