7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-11906
"Qualcomm Android ADB and debug-fs Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, there is a security concern with default privileged access to ADB and debug-fs.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 27, 2018, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-11906 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-11906 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-264 CWE-276
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/qti-conf/commit/?id=0eeb4558d541fac40b486a224eb6c601b64115a1 No Types Assigned https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/qti-conf/commit/?id=0eeb4558d541fac40b486a224eb6c601b64115a1 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/qti-conf/commit/?id=fba5fe2ff19998db42acd4c39a6b02246e13bee0 No Types Assigned https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/qti-conf/commit/?id=fba5fe2ff19998db42acd4c39a6b02246e13bee0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/meta-qti-bsp/commit/?id=1dffcbf6fea3667a9a19dad70ddba12eff5ccbfb No Types Assigned https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/meta-qti-bsp/commit/?id=1dffcbf6fea3667a9a19dad70ddba12eff5ccbfb Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletin No Types Assigned https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletin Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Security concern with default privileged access to ADB and debug-fs In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, there is a security concern with default privileged access to ADB and debug-fs.
    Added Reference https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/qti-conf/commit/?id=fba5fe2ff19998db42acd4c39a6b02246e13bee0 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/qti-conf/commit/?id=0eeb4558d541fac40b486a224eb6c601b64115a1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/meta-qti-bsp/commit/?id=1dffcbf6fea3667a9a19dad70ddba12eff5ccbfb [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.02%

score

0.23408

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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