CVE-2018-14998 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers with physical access can escalate privileges to root on Leagoo P1 devices by modifying system properties to enable a root ADB shell.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-14998?
CVE-2018-14998 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 Leagoo P1 Android device with a build fingerprint of sp7731c_1h10_32v4_bird:6.0/MRA58K/android.20170629.214736:user/release-keys contains a hidden root privilege escalation capability to achieve command execution as the root user. They have made modifications that allow a user with physical access to the device to obtain a root shell via ADB by modifying read-only system properties at runtime. Specifically, modifying the ro.debuggable and the ro.secure system properties to a certain value and then restarting the ADB daemon allows for a root shell to be obtained via ADB.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14998?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Leagoo P1 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-14998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c93g-m344-2c3f.