CVE-2017-14911 Auth bypass in Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Automobile
The XBL loader fails to authenticate device configuration, allowing attackers to bypass security checks on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-14911?
CVE-2017-14911 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, published on 30 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Android before 2018-01-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Automobile APQ8096AU, MDM9206, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 835, it is possible for the XBL loader to skip the authentication of device config.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14911?
It affects 14 products.
Products include Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware and 8 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14911?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14911 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-14911 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14911 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware
- CVE-2019-14045 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2020-11126 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2022-33243 Improper access control in Qualcomm IPC
- CVE-2022-22063 Memory corruption in Core
- CVE-2022-22098 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgq3-99gc-q8rm.