PT-2020-8699 · Qualcomm+1 · Msm8996+1

Published 2020-04-08 · Updated 2020-04-13 · CVE-2018-21055

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm models using MSM8996 chipsets) software

Description An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices, allowing a device to be rooted with a custom image to execute arbitrary scripts in the INIT context.

Recommendations For Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm models using MSM8996 chipsets) software, consider disabling the ability to install custom images as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the device's root functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-21055

Affected Products

Msm8996

Samsung Mobile Devices

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21055 · Security Note
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-21055 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/11181 · Telegram Post