CVE-2018-3591

high-risk
Published 2018-04-11

In Android before security patch level 2018-04-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9650, MDM9655, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, 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, SD 845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, the default build configuration of deviceprogrammer in BOOT.BF.3.0 enables the flag SKIP_SECBOOT_CHECK_NOT_RECOMMENDED_BY_QUALCOMM which will open up the peek and poke commands to any memory location on the target.

Do I need to act?

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0.21% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Qualcomm

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
Vendor Advisory https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
Vendor Advisory https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 22/34 · High