Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2017-18649
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. An attacker can boot a device with root privileges because the bootloader for the Qualcomm MSM8998 chipset lacks an integrity check of the system image, aka the "SamFAIL" issue. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10465 (November 2017).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1
- Qualcomm Msm8998
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)
- androidcommunity.com/samfail-method-gives-root-access-to-samsung-galaxy-note-8-… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18649?
- CVE-2017-18649 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-04-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18649?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.