Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile/Snapdragon Wear up to SDX20 SMS Messages improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear up to SDX20. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component SMS Handler. The manipulation as part of Messages leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-11284. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear up to SDX20 (Chip Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component SMS Handler. The manipulation as part of a Messages leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Spoofed SMS can be used to send a large number of messages to the device which will in turn initiate a flood of registration updates with the server in snapdragon mobile and snapdragon wear in versions MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 625, SD 636, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20

The bug was discovered 01/07/2019. The weakness was presented 01/18/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at qualcomm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-11284 since 05/18/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-120497, VDB-120506, VDB-120507 and VDB-120508 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/18/2018 🔍
01/07/2019 +234 days 🔍
01/18/2019 +11 days 🔍
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01/21/2019 +3 days 🔍
05/04/2020 +469 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-11284 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11284
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129953
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2019 09:37
Updated: 05/04/2020 10:01
Changes: 01/21/2019 09:37 (60), 05/04/2020 10:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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