Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to Snapdragon_High_Med_2016 Keypad Protection access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice and Music. Affected is an unknown function of the component Keypad Protection. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-11958. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice and Music (Chip Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Keypad Protection. 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:

Insufficient protection of keys in keypad can lead HLOS to gain access to confidential keypad input data in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MDM9655, Qualcomm 215, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 650/52, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016

The weakness was disclosed 04/04/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-11958 since 06/07/2018. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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06/07/2018 🔍
04/04/2019 +301 days 🔍
04/05/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/25/2020 +416 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-11958 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11958
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132967
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/05/2019 06:55
Updated: 05/25/2020 16:36
Changes: 04/05/2019 06:55 (56), 05/25/2020 16:36 (1)
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