VDB-210982 · CVE-2022-42488 · GCVE-0-2022-42488

OpenHarmony up to 3.1.2 Startup Subsystem improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenHarmony up to 3.1.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Startup Subsystem. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-42488. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenHarmony up to 3.1.2 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Startup Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenHarmony-v3.1.2 and prior versions have a Missing permission validation vulnerability in param service of startup subsystem. An malicious application installed on the device could elevate its privileges to the root user, disable security features, or cause DoS by disabling particular services.

The weakness was disclosed 10/15/2022. The advisory is available at gitee.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-42488 since 10/08/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Name

OpenHarmony

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/08/2022 🔍
10/15/2022 +7 days 🔍
10/15/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/09/2022 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitee.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-42488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210982

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2022 08:27
Updated: 11/09/2022 08:11
Changes: 10/15/2022 08:27 (47), 11/09/2022 08:11 (11)
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