4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-7988
"Samsung Nexus FRP Bypass Vulnerability"
Description

There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability on several smartphones. The system does not sufficiently verify the permission, an attacker uses a data cable to connect the smartphone to another smartphone and then perform a series of specific operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker bypass the FRP protection.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 27, 2018, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-7988 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 Huawei mate_9_pro_firmware
2 Huawei nova_2_plus_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-7988.

URL Resource
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-7988 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-7988 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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-264 CWE-284 CWE-863
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-en No Types Assigned http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nova_2_plus_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.0.0.350\(c00\) OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:nova_2_plus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.0.0.363\(c00\) OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_9_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-7988 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-7988 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.26497

percentile

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