OxygenOS up to 4.0.1 on OnePlus 3/OnePlus 3T Bootloader Persistent access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OxygenOS up to 4.0.1 on OnePlus 3/OnePlus 3T and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Bootloader. Such manipulation leads to access control (Persistent). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-5626. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OxygenOS up to 4.0.1 on OnePlus 3/OnePlus 3T. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Bootloader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Persistent). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OxygenOS before version 4.0.2, on OnePlus 3 and 3T, has two hidden fastboot oem commands (4F500301 and 4F500302) that allow the attacker to lock/unlock the bootloader, disregarding the 'OEM Unlocking' checkbox, without user confirmation and without a factory reset. This allows for persistent code execution with high privileges (kernel/root) with complete access to user data.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2017. The weakness was published 03/12/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at securityresear.ch. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-5626 since 01/29/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 32 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entry is available at VDB-97849. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Name: Persistent
Class: Access control / Persistent
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OxygenOS 4.0.2

Timelineinfo

01/29/2017 🔍
02/08/2017 +10 days 🔍
03/12/2017 +32 days 🔍
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03/12/2017 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2020 +1274 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityresear.ch
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5626 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97850
OSVDB: - OnePlus 3 or 3T device with OxygenOS code execution

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2017 08:33
Updated: 09/06/2020 08:21
Changes: 03/12/2017 08:33 (62), 09/06/2020 08:21 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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