CVE-2018-14979 Information disclosure in n/a
A pre-installed ASUS app allows any third-party app to dump sensitive system data, including Wi-Fi passwords and notifications, to external storage for unauthorized reading.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-14979?
CVE-2018-14979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ASUS ZenFone 3 Max Android device with a build fingerprint of asus/US_Phone/ASUS_X008_1:7.0/NRD90M/US_Phone-14.14.1711.92-20171208:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.asus.loguploader (versionCode=1570000275, versionName=7.0.0.55_170515). This app contains an exported service app component named com.asus.loguploader.LogUploaderService that, when accessed with a particular action string, will write a bugreport (kernel log, logcat log, and the state of system services including the text of active notifications), Wi-Fi Passwords, and other system data to external storage (sdcard). Any app with the READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission on this device can read this data from the sdcard after it has been dumped there by the com.asus.loguploader. Third-party apps are not allowed to directly create a bugreport or access the user's stored wireless network credentials.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Asus Zenfone 3 Max Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-14979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xggp-cp6h-rvv2.