CVE-2017-18649

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. An attacker can boot a device with root privileges because the bootloader for the Qualcomm MSM8998 chipset lacks an integrity check of the system image, aka the "SamFAIL" issue. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10465 (November 2017).

CVSS v3.0 7.2 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

7.2^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb	Vendor Advisory
https://androidcommunity.com/samfail-method-gives-root-access-to-samsung-galaxy-note-8-snapdragon-variant-20171009/	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.2:::::::*

cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8998:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-04-07 09:15

Updated : 2020-04-08 10:20

NVD link : CVE-2017-18649

Mitre link : CVE-2017-18649

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-354

Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

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Products Affected

qualcomm

msm8998

google

android

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