CVE-2017-3750 Missing authorization in Lenovo Vibe and Lenovo China-only Moto Mobile Phones

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Attackers can tamper with private data via ADB backup/restore in the Lenovo Security app, leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-3750?

CVE-2017-3750 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 29 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On Lenovo VIBE mobile phones, the Lenovo Security Android application allows private data to be backed up and restored via Android Debug Bridge, which allows tampering leading to privilege escalation in conjunction with CVE-2017-3748 and CVE-2017-3749.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3750?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3750?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2017-3750 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3750 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CLSA-2026-1774138774, GHSA-r87q-892p-73wg.

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