Privilege escalation in Oneplus 3
CVE-2017-5623
An issue was discovered in OxygenOS before 4.1.0 on OnePlus 3 and 3T devices. The attacker can change the bootmode of the device by issuing the 'fastboot oem boot_mode {rf/wlan/ftm/normal} command' in contradiction to the threat model of Android where the bootloader MUST NOT allow any security-sensitive operation to be run unless the bootloader is unlocked.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Oneplus Oneplus_3
- Oneplus Oneplus_3t
- Oneplus Oxygenos
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5623?
- CVE-2017-5623 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oneplus 3, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2017-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5623?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.