Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to SDX20 Content Provider access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IoT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Content Provider. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-13895. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IoT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables (Chip Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Content Provider. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Due to the missing permissions on several content providers of the RCS app in its android manifest file will lead to an unprivileged access to phone in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 650/52, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20

The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-13895 since 07/11/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/15/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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

The entries VDB-135540, VDB-135539, VDB-135538 and VDB-135536 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Chip Software

Vendor

• Qualcomm

Name

• Snapdragon Auto
• Snapdragon Compute
• Snapdragon Connectivity
• Snapdragon Consumer IoT
• Snapdragon IoT
• Snapdragon Mobile
• Snapdragon Wearables

Version

• MSM8996AU
• QCS605
• Qualcomm 215
• SD 415
• SD 450
• SD 615-16
• SD 625
• SD 632
• SD 636
• SD 650-52
• SD 670
• SD 710
• SD 712
• SD 820
• SD 820A
• SD 835
• SD 845
• SD 850
• SD 855
• SDA660
• SDM439
• SDM630
• SDM660
• SDX20

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.qualcomm.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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