CVE-2018-14991
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
The Coolpad Defiant device with a build fingerprint of Coolpad/cp3632a/cp3632a:7.1.1/NMF26F/099480857:user/release-keys, the ZTE ZMAX Pro with a build fingerprint of ZTE/P895T20/urd:6.0.1/MMB29M/20170418.114928:user/release-keys, and the T-Mobile Revvl Plus with a build fingerprint of Coolpad/alchemy/alchemy:7.1.1/143.14.171129.3701A-TMO/buildf_nj_02-206:user/release-keys all contain a vulnerable, pre-installed Rich Communication Services (RCS) app. These devices contain an that app has a package name of com.suntek.mway.rcs.app.service (versionCode=1, versionName=RCS_sdk_M_native_20161008_01; versionCode=1, versionName=RCS_sdk_M_native_20170406_01) with an exported content provider named com.suntek.mway.rcs.app.service.provider.message.MessageProvider and a refactored version of the app with a package name of com.rcs.gsma.na.sdk (versionCode=1, versionName=RCS_SDK_20170804_01) with a content provider named com.rcs.gsma.na.provider.message.MessageProvider allow any app co-located on the device to read, write, insert, and modify the user's text messages. This is enabled by an exported content provider app component that serves as a wrapper to the official content provider that contains the user's text messages. This app cannot be disabled by the user and the attack can be performed by a zero-permission app.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-14991
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-04-25T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-05-02T17:28:17
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:o:coolpad:defiant_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:coolpad:defiant:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:o:t-mobile:revvl_plus_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:t-mobile:revvl_plus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:o:t-mobile:zte_zmax_pro_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:t-mobile:zte_zmax_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.kryptowire.com/portal/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DEFCON-26-Johnson-and-Stavrou-Vulnerable-Out-of-the-Box-An-Eval-of-Android-Carrier-Devices-WP-Updated.pdf | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.kryptowire.com/portal/android-firmware-defcon-2018/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.kryptowire.com | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14991 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14991 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:53:48 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 20:06:32 | 2019-04-25T20:29Z | 2019-04-25T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 20:06:32 | 2019-05-02T17:28:17 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 20:06:32 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |