Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile up to Snapdragon_High_Med_2016 Controller improper authorization

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A vulnerability has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Controller. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-15841. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile (Chip Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Controller. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

When HOST sends a Special command ID packet, Controller triggers a RAM Dump and FW reset in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 835, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016.

The weakness was presented 05/06/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-15841 since 10/24/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 06/07/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 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.

See VDB-120497, VDB-120506, VDB-120507 and VDB-120508 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Chip Software

Vendor

• Qualcomm

Name

• Snapdragon Mobile

Version

• SD 410-12
• SD 415
• SD 425
• SD 427
• SD 430
• SD 435
• SD 450
• SD 615-16
• SD 625
• SD 650-52
• SD 820
• SD 835
• Snapdragon_High_Med_2016

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.qualcomm.com/

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