VDB-128648 · CVE-2017-18141 · BID 106128

Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile up to SDX24 TEE access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component TEE Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-18141. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear (Chip Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component TEE Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

When a 3rd party TEE has been loaded it is possible for the non-secure world to create a secure monitor call which will give it access to privileged functions meant to only be accessible from the TEE in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear in versions IPQ8074, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, SDX24, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016.

The bug was discovered 01/07/2019. The weakness was presented 01/03/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-18141 since 02/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106128†). See VDB-120497, VDB-120506, VDB-120507 and VDB-120508 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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02/05/2018 🔍
12/03/2018 +301 days 🔍
01/03/2019 +31 days 🔍
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01/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/07/2019 +3 days 🔍
05/04/2020 +483 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-18141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128648
SecurityFocus: 106128 - Qualcomm Closed-Source Components Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/04/2019 12:03
Updated: 05/04/2020 09:11
Changes: 01/04/2019 12:03 (55), 05/04/2020 09:11 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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