CVE-2017-18649 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can boot Samsung devices with root privileges due to missing integrity checks in the Qualcomm MSM8998 bootloader, enabling full system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18649?
CVE-2017-18649 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Apr 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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).
Weakness: CWE-354
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18649?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18649?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-18649 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18649 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m4qv-8m69-cp4g.