PT-2019-8987 · Qualcomm · Snapdragon

Published 2019-07-22 · Updated 2019-07-25 · CVE-2018-13896

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Qualcomm Snapdragon versions MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8996AU, QCS404, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SD 8CX, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, Snapdragon High Med 2016, SXR1130

Description The issue concerns XBL SEC image authentication and other crypto-related validations being accessible to a compromised OEM XBL Loader due to a missing lock at the XBL SEC stage. This affects various Qualcomm Snapdragon products, including Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-13896

Affected Products

Snapdragon

References · 3

• https://qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13896 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/5637 · Telegram Post